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Philanthropists
Melinda French Gates Resigns as Gates Foundation Co-Chair, 3 Years After Her Divorce From Bill Gates
She will receive $12.5 billion as part of her agreement with Gates, which she said would commit to future work focused on women and families. -
Gifts Roundup
Bitcoin Charity Lands $21 Million From Twitter Co-Founder
Plus, UC Davis and MD Anderson Cancer Center are among other nonprofits that received big sums. -
Obituary
Megaphilanthropist and Science Champion Jim Simons Is Dead at 86
The billionaire philanthropist and math genius gave heavily to STEM after pioneering “quant” trading at his investment management firm Renaissance Technologies. -
Transitions
Middleton Place Foundation Taps New CEO
Plus, Legal Services NYC has named its next executive director, and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools will install a new leader in August. -
Polarization
Opponents as Allies: The Thorny Proposition of a First-of-Its-Kind Foundation Gathering
Grant makers at the National Council on Foundations annual meeting consider how to find the common ground to build broader coalitions for efforts in education, the environment, health, and more. -
Investigation
Turmoil at Vote.org
The voter-registration group promoted by Taylor Swift has been wracked by resignations, layoffs, and regulatory lapses. Former employees think the CEO is to blame. -
Q&A
Luis Miranda Jr. Reflects on Giving, the Arts, and His Son Lin-Manuel in the New Memoir ‘Relentless’
Miranda spoke to the Associated Press about how he and his family have dedicated themselves to lifting up Latino communities through giving. -
Grants Roundup
Novo Nordisk, Wellcome, and Gates Foundation Partner on $300 Million Global-Health Effort
Also, the Otto Bremer Trust gave $12.5 million to enhance quality of life for residents of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, and Global Impact awarded $12 million to use social media to build confidence in vaccines. -
Youth
Boy Scouts of America Changing Name to More Inclusive Scouting America After Years of Woes
It’s a significant shift to focus on inclusion as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims. -
Individual Giving
The $230 Billion Donor-Advised Fund Industry Gets an IRS Hearing
Congress and the Biden administration are considering what should be done to crack down on donor-advised funds, an increasingly popular way for donors to set aside money to spend on charitable causes.