Feb 24, 2021 | MarketWatch
He’s not buying what America’s billionaires are selling. The CEO known for increasing his employees’ base annual pay to $70,000 says wealthy people donating their money and getting rewarded with “glowing articles, a hospital named after you and a massive tax...
Dec 20, 2020 | Clarion-Ledger
The real Grinch this pandemic Christmas? Some wealthy foundations, a foundation president says. “I’ve been in philanthropy over 40 years, and things have never been worse,” said Alan S. Davis, who runs the $150 million Leonard & Sophie Davis Fund. “I think we’re...
Oct 19, 2020 | Chronicle of Philanthropy
… Democracy Funders Network last week created a pooled fund it will manage called the Election Integrity Fund to steer any late-in-the game charitable donations to groups including Election SOS, which supports journalists handling election coverage, and the Lawyers’...
Oct 8, 2020 | Chronicle of Philanthropy
A proposal designed to persuade Congress to make foundations and donor-advised funds direct more cash to charities is likely to be met with strong opposition. The policy push by philanthropist John Arnold and Boston College law professor Ray Madoff is...
Oct 6, 2020 | Chronicle of Philanthropy
An effort to encourage wealthy individuals, donor-advised-fund account holders, and foundations to give more immediately has generated nearly $289 million in pledges, the leader of the effort announced Tuesday. The Crisis Charitable Commitment, begun in...
