Tag: Philanthropy

Ted Turner to give land to nonprofit but keep paying taxes

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LINCOLN, Neb. — Media mogul and billionaire bison rancher Ted Turner is donating an 80,000-acre ranch he owns in western Nebraska to his own...

Philanthropies eagerly back ex-UNC professor Hannah-Jones

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NEW YORK — Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones used major philanthropic donors to build her future as a tenured professor at Howard University, just as other...

Bill, Melinda Gates to run foundation jointly after divorce

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NEW YORK — Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates will continue to work together as co-chairs of their foundation even after their planned divorce....

Austria’s ex-vice chancellor on trial for corruption charges

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VIENNA — The former Austrian vice chancellor and ex-leader of Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party went on trial Tuesday for corruption charges at a Vienna...

Chiefs’ Mahomes joins USA Football in youth football support

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes is teaming with USA Football to host three youth football coaching clinics across Missouri this summer...

Big cats, bears, ferrets get COVID-19 vaccine at Oakland Zoo

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OAKLAND, Calif. — A San Francisco Bay Area zoo is inoculating its big cats, bears and ferrets against the coronavirus as part of a...

To aid island during pandemic, students forgo senior trip

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Students from a Maine island high school have seen the world on senior class trips -- the Eiffel Tower, Iceland’s volcanos, Norway’s fjords, the...

Gates Foundation commits $2.1B to advance gender equality

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Bill and Melinda Gates’ namesake foundation announced Wednesday it will spend $2.1 billion to advance global gender equality. It comes as private donors, government...

Q&A: Ford Foundation’s leader straddles contrasting worlds

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Darren Walker has experienced two sides of life — one of poverty, one of wealth. ...

How Southern Power Fund upends traditional grantmaking

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Clara Benson, founder of a nascent South Carolina nonprofit that connects Black residents with health and wellness resources, got an intriguing call last September. ...