Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online
A conservative think tank preparing for a potential second Trump administration received nearly one-third of its $23 million in revenue last year from a single anonymous donor. The America First Policy Institute, a 501(c)(3) organization, is home to several former Trump staffers and has been proposing policies for the Republican front runner. It would not disclose its donors’ names, but its board includes several wealthy GOP donors, including Texas energy magnates Tim Dunn and Cody Campbell, Florida philanthropist Trish Duggan, and Goya Foods CEO Bob Unanue. Tax records show it has received six-figure donations from the Jackson Howard, Leandro P. Rizzuto, Dunn, and Herche family foundations. (CNN)
Amid an uptick in antisemitic incidents during the Israel-Hamas war, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is putting another $100 million into his Foundation to Combat Antisemitism. The donation from Kraft, who launched the foundation in 2019 in the wake of far-right demonstrations and synagogue shootings, matches a gift from the Norman R. Rales and Ruth Rales Foundation. He said the new money will allow the organization to expand and will fund its work for “at least a couple of decades.” (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
More News
- How Tech Giants Use Money, Access to Steer Academic Research (Washington Post)
- The Israel-Hamas War Is Tearing American Cultural Institutions Apart (Vox)
- Philanthropy Is Stepping up to Advance Reparations and Racial Repair (Barron’s)
- Oregon Cancels Contract With Nonprofit That Places Foster Care Kids in Unlicensed Short-Term Rentals (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
- Norman Lear, Producer of TV’s ‘All In The Family’ And Influential Liberal Advocate, Has Died (Boston Globe)
- Billionaire Bill Ackman Says Harvard, Penn And MIT Presidents ‘Must All Resign In Disgrace’ (CNN)
- Listen: Greenpeace Leader Ebony Martin on Merging Labor, Voting and Environmental Rights (Environment Health News)
New Gifts From MacKenzie Scott
- Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott Surprises Six More Twin Cities Nonprofits With $26.1M in Gifts (Star Tribune)
- Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott Donates $5M to Maui Relief Efforts (Honolulu Star Advertiser)
- Minneapolis Health Clinic Receives $2.6 Million From Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott (Minnesota Public Radio)
Opinion
- Predictions for Journalism, 2024: Nonprofits Embrace Profits (Nieman Lab)
- Maimonides Goes Wrong: The Jewish Philosopher Advocated Anonymous Giving. Where’s The Fun In That? (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
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