Major-Gift Fundraising

Plus, Stetson University received a $15.4 million bequest from a longtime supporter for scholarships and to endow its music school, and four other nonprofits received multimillion dollar donations.

In 2019, Lever for Change spun off from the MacArthur Foundation as a separate organization with an eye-popping goal: to drive $1 billion in philanthropic funding over four years to promising nonprofits.

Her unique brand of giving was wide-ranging, deeply personal — and often came as a surprise to the recipients.

Plus, Dan and Jennifer Gilbert have pledged $375 million for two new medical facilities, and MacKenzie Scott is giving $20 million for affordable housing in San Francisco.

Other hot topics at APRA’s annual meeting: the promise of A.I. and due diligence on donors to prevent reputational damage.

Plus, University of Texas at Austin has landed $50 million for a new environmental studies field station, and MacKenzie Scott gave $10 million to a nonprofit that backs BIPOC-led businesses that provide jobs, training, and support to people who struggle to find employment.

The conference will seek commitments to address climate change, health care, gender-based violence, the war in Ukraine, and more.

Nearly half went to early-childhood education and development, but she also gave to strengthen maternal health, combat infant mortality, create affordable housing, and more.

He has said that more than 99 percent of his nearly $118 billion fortune will eventually go to charity.

Plus, Pamela Wood Avedisian gave $20 million to American University of Armenia, MacKenzie Scott gave $12 million for affordable housing, and three other institutions landed multimillion-dollar gifts.