Tag: Philanthropy
Former Google CEO gives $150M for research in biology, AI
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, have given $150 million to a research institute to establish a “new era of biology”...
Banksy painting raises $23 million for UK health charities
LONDON — A Banksy painting honoring Britain’s health workers in the pandemic has sold for a record 16.8 million pounds ($23.2 million,) auction house...
Lawsuit accuses Mormon church of fraud in use of donations
SALT LAKE CITY — James Huntsman, a member of one of Utah's most prominent families and brother of a former governor, sued The Church...
Rona Jaffe award for emerging writers is discontinued
NEW YORK — A literary prize that had provided vital support to Tracy K. Smith, Eula Biss and more than 100 other women early...
Melinda Gates says philanthropy, government work best united
NEW YORK — Philanthropy is in a unique position to speed global change, but government action is necessary to implement it, Melinda Gates, co-chair...
Lawyers for Johnny Depp appeal ‘wife beater’ ruling in UK
LONDON — Lawyers for Johnny Depp moved to overturn a British court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife, Amber Heard, by arguing Thursday that...
Congressional Democrats push $50B bill for nonprofits
Congressional Democrats are pushing a federal bill that would give nonprofits $50 billion to help them retain employees, hire newly unemployed workers and expand...
Indiana inmates make crosses for virus victims’ memorial
BRANCHVILLE, Ind. — Inmates at a southern Indiana prison have donated 40 crosses for use at a memorial to people who died last year...
Chris Christie joins Mets’ board of directors under Cohen
NEW YORK — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has joined the board of directors of the New York Mets.
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Corporations become unlikely financiers of racial equity
In the months since the police killing of George Floyd sparked a racial reckoning in the United States, American corporations have emerged as an...