As an undergrad at the University of Chicago, you quickly get a sense of the weightiness of the economics department. In part, that’s due to its students’ half-joking reputation for career-mindedness among their more eclectic peers. But a bigger...
Editor’s Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on the many forms of family philanthropy, in partnership with the National Center for Family Philanthropy, and produced by Inside Philanthropy’s editorial team.Therma-Tru Corporation was a family-owned business whose...
Gearbox Entertainment has announced the launch of Gearbox Gives, a new initiative aimed at organizing and directing the company’s philanthropic efforts to utilize...
Carlyle Group cofounder and Co-Chairman David Rubenstein has the excellence of being one of many few main donors who has picked up a nickname: the patriotic philanthropist. For shut to twenty years, he has funded the restoration of a...
Every spring for the past 29 years, Fullerton’s Assistance League Professional Humanitarian Auxiliary (ALPHA) has hosted “A Day of Authors,” a popular fundraising event where well-known authors inform and entertain over 400 book enthusiasts. As in years past, proceeds...
The United States has a strong, globally respected tradition of independent philanthropy that includes and is exemplified by the nation’s private foundations.This tradition is woven into the tapestry of U.S. democracy, which, alongside government and business encompasses a large...
Reminiscence and purple fluorescent light engulfed Kaitlyn Dewell as she revisited McCain Auditorium, the same stage where she received the Miss K-State crown...
Kenneth Griffin, a hedge fund titan and the 35th richest person in the world, recently donated $300 million to Harvard University — a gift so large that the university announced it would rename its Graduate School of Arts and...
