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St. Lawrence University Receives $10 Million for New Science Complex
The gift will go toward the construction of a building to house the biology program....

Silicon Valley Philanthropists Continue to Give Despite Economic Slowdown
Many giving groups started in recent years are still going strong....
School Reform Organization Receives $1 Million to Boost Educational Achievement
The grant from the Goldman Sachs Foundation will enable New American Schools to provide charter schools with access to high-quality startup assistance and capacity building services....
People in the News (02/10/02): Appointments & Promotions
The latest staff and board announcements around the philanthropic community....

Companies Blur Line Between Charity and Profit After September 11
The September 11th Fund recorded 1,540 offers to participate in marketing alliances to benefit victims of the terrorist attacks but most plans were dropped because companies planned to donate only a portion of their profits....

Urban Libraries Council to Launch Leadership Program With $1.12 Million in Gifts
The Executive Leadership Institute will provides individual counseling and reflective activities to help library staff members prepare for leadership roles in large urban libraries....
Urban Superintendents Academy Announces Inaugural Class
National Academy will identify, train and support the next generation of public school superintendents....

Smithsonian Donor Withdraws $38 Million Gift
The decision to cancel the donation highlights a growing controversy over fundraising within the Smithsonian organization....
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards Grants to Expand Youth Health Services
To expand the mental and dental health services to children and youth, the Princeton, New Jersey-based foundation has awarded grants to fifteen organizations through a new program....
Senate Reaches Compromise on Charity Bill
The scaled-back bill would allow tax filers who do not itemize to claim a standard deduction for charitable donations and would provide larger tax deductions for corporate donations....
Intel Announces Finalists of Prestigious High School Science Contest
Intel science talent search finalists fompete for $530,000 in scholarships....

Catholic Charities USA Allocates More Than $20 Million in September 11 Aid
Catholic Charities USA has announced grant awards totaling more than $20 million to sixteen local agencies that are responding to the immediate and long-term needs of families affected by the September 11 terrorist attacks....
Community Coalitions Receive $9.4 Million to Fight Asthma
As the number of children with asthma in the United States approaches epidemic proportions, seven community coalitions have mobilizes to address the problem with innovative approaches....
Chicago Performing Arts Theater Receives $15 Million Gift
Scheduled to open in November 2003, the Music and Dance Theater will be the new home of twelve music and dance companies....

NYU Receives $150 Million to Endow Professorships
The gift from the estate of Julius Silver is the largest-ever cash donation to the university....

Wall Street Investment Banks Raise $275,000 for New York Times Neediest Cases
In a tradition that goes back at least sixteen years, major Wall Street finanical institutions lead a fundraising campaign to collect money for the Fund each year....
Gates Calls for Increased Global Health Funding, Announces $50 Million in Grants
At the World Economic Forum, the Microsoft chairman expresses the need for more resources and expertise for global health initiatives....
Princeton Receives $30 Million Gift From Trustee Meg Whitman
The gift from eBay CEO Whitman will allow Princeton to proceed with plans announced almost two years ago to build a new residential college and expand the university's student body....
Rockefeller Foundation Awards $1 Million to Arts Groups Creating New Work
The grants were awarded through the foundation's Multi-Arts Production Fund....

Gill Foundation to Assist Gay and Lesbian Organizations in Training Nonprofits
Through its InCommunity program, the foundation provides training to increase the leadership capacity of nonprofits....
More Americans Use the Internet for Work, Shopping, and Contact With Friends and Family
More Americans are using the Internet for their jobs, to shop, to bank, and to write e-mails with significant and intimate content to family members and friends....
People in the News (02/03/02): Appointments & Promotions
The latest staff and board announcements around the philanthropic community....

Quark Establishes Foundation With Initial Investment of $3 Million
With education as its main priority, the Quark Foundation plans to foster academic, scientific, literary, cultural, and historical activities with a special focus on programs that promote innovation and self-enrichment....
MacArthur Foundation Names New Board Chair
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot succeeds John E. Corbally, who served as chair of the foundation's board from 1995 to 2002, and also served as the first president of the foundation....
Kauffman Foundation Appoints New President
Carl J. Schramm succeeds Lou Smith, the foundation's current president and CEO, who announced more than a year ago that he planned to retire in 2002....

Nature Conservancy to Buy 97,000-Acre Ranch in Colorado
The Nature Conservancy has signed an agreement to purchase the Baca Ranch, encompassing approximately 97,000 acres on the border of the Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve in Colorado's San Luis Valley, for $31.28 million....
New Chairman of National Endowment for the Arts Dies
Michael P. Hammond, who became chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts on January 22, has died after just one week on the job. Selected by President Bush in late September to lead the agency, Hammond was confirmed by the Senate in December....

Red Cross Announces Final Plan for Liberty Disaster Fund
The final plan calls for $240 million in additional financial assistance, $80 million for long-term services to those affected, and $25 million in immediate disaster relief....