The donor-advised fund sponsor has distributed $5.25 billion in grants this year, exceeding the $5.2 billion it awarded in all of 2018....

The largest gift in the history of the community college will establish a scholarship fund for woodworking students....

Grants were awarded to fifty-six organizations across the five boroughs of New York City....

News and staff announcements from community foundations in California, Connecticut, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Washington, D.C....

Twenty-two early-career scientists and engineers working in the fields of astronomy, biology, chemistry, ecology, engineering, and geoscience will each receive $875,000 over five years to pursue their research....

A report from the National Center for Family Philanthropy found that family foundations in the United States  are awarding fewer but larger grants, boosting their impact investments, focusing their grantmaking on issues, and working to increase the diversity and inclusiveness of their boards....

With initial funding from the Ford, Hewlett, Nathan Cummings, Knight, and Open Society foundations; Justice Catalyst; Omidyar Network; and Way to Win, the fund will award grants to organizations working to create fairer markets and advance anti-monopoly policies and enforcement....

The gift from William and Nancy Strecker will endow the dean's chair in the university's College of Engineering and enable investment in strategic priorities that advance the college's educational and research initiatives....

Lever for Change, an affiliate of the MacArthur Foundation, will administer the $10 million competition, which is focused on improving economic opportunity for low-income individuals in the United States....

According to the Charities Aid Foundation World Giving Index, levels of individual giving in the U.S., Canada, the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands have fallen below where they were in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis....

The  investment in the $100 million Cepheus Capital Growth Fund will provide foreign capital to private businesses in Ethiopia, with a focus on manufacturing, agro-processing, and education and healthcare services....

Made in honor of the performance venue's hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary, the gift includes $5 million in support of music education and teacher training programs in New York City public schools....

Five early-career innovators will each receive $825,000 over three years to create new tools and technologies that help accelerate progress in the areas of scientific research, environmental conservation, and patient care....

A report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education and the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools found that the most successful schools integrate special education into the instructional and social fabric of the school community....

The inaugural recipients of the foundation's Physician Scientist Fellowship program will receive $220,000 over two years in support of their subspecialty research as they transition from emerging physician scientists into faculty-level positions....

Launched in January, Say Yes to Education Cleveland has secured $92 million in contributions and pledges toward its fundraising goal of $125 million....

The gift from alumnus David Walentas and his wife, Jane, includes $75 million for scholarships and fellowships for first-generation students....

During a faculty assembly meeting last week, graduate students raised concerns about whether a $4.2 million grant from the Charles Koch Foundation might negatively affect academic freedom at the university....

The gift from the Bruce and Beth White Family Foundation will enable the Big Shoulders Fund to extend its programming to schools in northwest Indiana serving mostly students from low-income backgrounds....

Buffett led this year's rankings with $38.8 billion in lifetime giving, or 32 percent of his net worth, up from $35.1 billion, or 28 percent, at the end of last year....

The Hock E. Tan and K. Lisa Yang Center for Autism Research will bring together the expertise of basic, translational, and clinical scientists from across the university, medical school, and affiliated hospitals with the aim of unraveling the basic biology of autism and related disorders....

Launched with $10 million from the Knight and Charles Koch foundations, the Center for Social Media and Politics will examine the production, flow, and influence of social media content on American politics and support the use of social media data in the study of politics....

A report from the World Resources Institute calls for urban adaptation policies focused on three areas: incorporating climate risks into planning, working with vulnerable communities, and prioritizing nature-based solutions....

Awarded through the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund, the grants will support efforts to improve waterways, restore habitats, and sustain native species in Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia....

Made in honor of alumnus Mark Scharnberg's father, a longtime member of the university's board of trustees, the gift will support construction of the Lorne C. Scharnberg Business Center....

Now in its seventh year, the Knight Arts Challenge in Detroit has provided support to nearly three hundred individuals and organizations since 2013....

The  Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud project will pilot solutions designed to make large digital collections such as those held the Library of Congress accessible for modern computational research....

The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector....