Philanthropists

The grants will range from $1 million to $5 million and are meant to support small organizations focused on women’s mental and physical health. Lever for Change will manage the competition.

New studies from Foundation Source and Bank of America show millennial and Gen Z donors want to make a big charitable impact by doing more than just give money.

A disagreement about how to spend grant money offers poignant lessons on the perils of investing in public institutions.

DAFs and other new giving vehicles promise anonymity for the busy and the privacy-minded. That’s introducing new tensions to the nonprofit-donor relationship.

Plus, University of Chicago’s Booth School received $60 million from two alumni hedge funders; and Beth Israel, Houston Christian University, and University of California at Irvine lands $20 million apiece for new buildings and capital projects.

A benefit concert and the construction of 30 new homes are among the many events marking President Jimmy Carter ‘s 100th birthday on Oct. 1. Considering the former president’s long legacy as a philanthropist, it’s no surprise that he wants any gift-giving to go to other people.

Plus, the financier Bruce Karsh and his wife Martha gave Duke U. $25 million for a STEM mentoring program, and City of Hope landed $20 million for pancreatic cancer and diabetes research.

Plus, billionaire businessman and former Florida politician Hyatt Brown gave $150 million for an extensive construction project at Daytona Beach’s Museum of Arts and Sciences, and University of Illinois at Chicago got a $36 million bequest for its pharmacy school.

Thomas Golisano divided the money among 82 charities in Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse, N.Y.

When Howard, Susie, and Peter Buffett have spoken publicly about their giving, they’ve talked about taking risks to confront hard problems or fund ventures others might not.