Tag: Lilly Endowment Inc.
Survey: Nearly 1 in 3 contribute to a crowdfunding drive
Nearly one in three Americans say they donate to a crowdfunding effort each year, according to a first-of its-kind study by the Lilly Family...
How billionaire is using financial muscle for racial equity
Inspired by the racial justice protests of 2020, Jahm Najafi is ready to shed his normally low profile to make some headlines for his...
‘How many of us will be left?’ Catholic nuns face loss, pain
GREENSBURG, Pa. — The nuns’ daily email update was overtaken by news of infections. Ambulances blared into the driveways of their convents. Prayers for...
Pandemic shifted how donors gave, but will it continue?
When Wendo Aszed, the founder of a health nonprofit in rural Kenya, is asked about her frustrations with donors, it doesn’t take long before...
Pandemic shifted how donors gave, but will it continue?
When Wendo Aszed, the founder of a health nonprofit in rural Kenya, is asked about her frustrations with donors, it doesn’t take long before...
Musician couple host concerts to fundraise for food pantry
NEW YORK — When Erin Shields belted out “Being Alive” — the showstopper from the Broadway classic “Company” — the title had extra levels...
Businesses and philanthropy unite to fight racial wealth gap
NEW YORK — The CEOs of Starbucks and Goldman Sachs will join leaders from philanthropy and academia in a new initiative to address the...
Billionaires John, Laura Arnold to give 5% of wealth yearly
Billionaire philanthropists John and Laura Arnold have committed to donate 5% of their wealth annually as part of an effort to encourage increased, timelier...
Lilly Endowment awards $93M to combat Indianapolis poverty
INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly 30 groups will share more that $93 million in grants from the Lilly Endowment aimed at boosting the financial security of...
George Soros to give $500M to Bard College in New York
NEW YORK — Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has committed $500 million to a private liberal arts college in New York, which the school called...