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Romney Gave His Family Fund $9.5-Million
Mitt Romney contributed the money from 1999 through 2010. His foundation made its biggest grants to Mormon causes.
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A Former Professor Gives $150-Million to Stony Brook
Jim Simons, now a hedge-fund manager, and his wife, Marilyn, provided money to pay for a medical-research building and expand the life-sciences faculty.
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Minorities Are More Generous Than Whites, Study Finds
Two-thirds of minority households give, according to an examination by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
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10 Donors to Watch in 2012
A look at philanthropists and grant makers whose giving could make a significant difference in 2012 and beyond.
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Biggest Gifts by Individuals Announced in 2011
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Donations From the Rich to Charities Rose in 2011
Not only were there many more gifts of at least $1-million but the number of commitments that exceeded $100-million also grew. The top gift came from Alice Walton and her...
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Donor-Advised Fund Grants Inch Up in 2010
While assets grew fast, the increase in grants was not as healthy.
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Cornell Receives $350-Million Gift to Support Technology Campus
The pledge from an anonymous supporter is one of the biggest gifts announced this year.
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Former Professor Gives SUNY at Stony Brook Record $150-Million Gift
The gift, from the foundation of a former professor turned financier and his wife, is also one of the largest ever to any public university.
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Lessons From a Startup Nonprofit
Read the transcript of a live online discussion with Nyla Rogers, who started her own nonprofit to fight poverty in Africa.
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Notable Gifts
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$150-Million Gift Will Help Stanford Train Entrepreneurs in Poor Countries
Robert King, an investor, and his wife, Dorothy, want to combine research with practical training to help curb poverty.
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$42-Million Gift Seeks to Improve Doctor-Patient Interaction
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Carnegie Mellon Gets Record $265-Million Gift
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Amazon.com Founder Pledges $10-Million to Museum
Other Recent News
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A Grant Makers Group Rethinks Its Approach in the Digital Era
Jeff Clarke, interim leader of the Council on Foundations, is trying to figure out how the organization can best serve its members at a time when the Web is helping people...
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Merck to Give $500-Million to Boost Maternal Health
The pledge is part of many big commitments to provide aid to the developing world as part of meetings at the United Nations and the Clinton Global Initiative.
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Watchdog Group Adopts Change in Rating System
Charity Navigator now evaluates charites on their disclosure and governance policies as well as their financial performance.
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Graphic: How Three Nonprofits Value Drugs
See how some large international aid charities have reduced the value they place on medicines delivered to poor people abroad.
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Multiple Methods of Valuing Drugs Create an Unclear Picture of Aid Totals
Coalitions of charities are seeking to provide more consistency to how charities count the value of drugs provided to needy people overseas.
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