Some of the largest donations made in 2021 went to donor-advised funds, financial accounts known as DAFs.
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The approximately $12 billion she’s given away in the past two years has shattered conventions, explains a philanthropy historian.
US museums have sought to improve their diversity, equity and inclusion for decades, but progress has been slow.
Three scholars weigh in regarding the priorities of these wealthy American donors, who gave less to social service and racial justice groups than in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Big donors need to balance their ambitions to address injustices with the constraints on power that democracy requires.
Giving away stock that has soared and that the donor has owned for at least a year makes the biggest dent in what share the IRS takes.
Combining the UN’s expertise and global reach with Musk’s wealth and revolutionary problem-solving could make a difference, a world hunger expert argues.
How much money it takes to attain this status varies according to the size of the nonprofit getting the gift.
While support for social services and historically black colleges and universities rose sharply, these donors spent a tiny fraction of what the government distributed to people who needed help.
By not attaching any strings to the money, championing representation and generally taking care to respect nonprofit leaders, she’s following five best practices.
A survey suggests that most Americans feel that discussions about charitable support may interfere with the relationship between doctors and their patients.
Colleges and universities should apply the best techniques of research and education to their own decision-making.
There are limits to what charities can do now about past donors who are accused of morally reprehensible behavior.
The US$2 billion that the Amazon founder and his wife are donating to help the homeless and educate young kids may appear selfless. But this money may also soften calls to raise taxes on the rich.
When conflicts over whether nonprofits have kept their word about how they said they’d use big gifts crop up, donors rarely get everything they demand as reimbursement.
When public universities and their foundations take large sums of money from political and strategic philanthropists, they can’t safeguard academic freedom unless there’s some transparency.
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership, Seattle University
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Eleanor Poynter Jamison Chair in Media Ethics and Press Policy; Co-Chief Project Officer on the National Ethics Project, University of South Florida
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Applied Statistician of Philanthropy, IUPUI
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Deputy Chair of Radiation Oncology and Director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan
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