Also, an alumna and her parents give St. Lawrence U. $25 million, and a nearly $12 million contribution goes for Asian art at the Cincinnati Art Museum.

In other news, an Australian businessman announces a $300 million gift to fight slavery and other problems, and Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates commit $100 million to a fund for women.

Former first ladies Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton press for a women's history museum, and a study finds that Department of Education grants have been mismanaged.

Plus, personnel changes at Internet2, Planned Parenthood of New York City, and the Obama Foundation.

Nevada, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Alaska, and Arkansas had the biggest demand for basic human services, according to the latest Human Needs Index data, a joint project of the Salvation Army and Indiana University.

The president's proposed education budget would eliminate a program offering student-debt relief for hundreds of thousands of people in nonprofit and government jobs and give big boosts to charter and private schools.

The major tax proposals being considered keep the charitable deduction, but other possible changes could negatively affect giving.

Other notable awards include $2.75 million from agricultural companies Cargill and Teys Australia to support meat-science research at Texas Tech.

Also, a profile of the conservative Bradley Foundation's recently installed president and a look at charities' under-the-radar efforts to circumvent Venezuela's ban on outside humanitarian aid.