Herbert Wertheim pays $40M for Ferrari EV at charity auction to fund education initiatives August 20, 2026
Commentary: LA’s Lucas Museum, planning to charge admission, collides with a struggling city August 11, 2026
Commentary: Before AI billionaires reinvent philanthropy, they should fund what already works August 10, 2026
Analysis: Privacy, capacity, strategy keep billionaire foundations out of the public eye August 6, 2026
Analysis: Warren Buffett’s $140B commitment puts renewed spotlight on billionaire giving July 31, 2026
Analysis: OpenAI, Anthropic IPOs could unlock billions and reshape the philanthropy landscape July 27, 2026
Miami’s Baptist Health receives $100M from Herbert Wertheim to expand cancer care and research July 25, 2026
Commentary: nascent shift towards time-limited giving is a challenge to perpetual foundations July 19, 2026
Buffett awards $6B to family foundations, excludes Gates, plans $145B transfer before 2035 July 15, 2026
Buffalo nonprofits praise Wilson Foundation investments while raising oversight, management concerns July 9, 2026
U Tennessee receives $130M from Dee and Jimmy Haslam for student success and faculty development July 8, 2026
LVMH’s Bernard Arnault commits €50M to launch math and science institute at École Polytechnique July 7, 2026
With $1.5B in giving to date, Ballmers launch independent foundations to expand regional economic mobility July 6, 2026
Warren Buffett delays multibillion-dollar award to Gates Foundation pending external Epstein review July 1, 2026
Commentary: Gates funding exerted outsized influence over U.S. research and health policy July 1, 2026
Ken Griffin loans copies of Emancipation Proclamation, 13th Amendment to Lincoln Memorial June 19, 2026
Cincinnati Children’s receives $17.25M from Sergey Brin’s ARIA for autism research push June 18, 2026
Commentary: Billionaire philanthropy in UK disproportionately benefits already wealthy institutions June 8, 2026
Forbes 2026 Iconoclast 50 spotlights billionaires remaking big philanthropy for high impact June 6, 2026
Commentary: Have billionaire philanthropists lost their appetite for institution building? June 4, 2026
With $3.2B stock sale Gates Foundation exits Microsoft ending long-held position in software giant May 25, 2026
Michael Moritz, Crankstart, expand college access with $18M scholarship pledge in San Francisco May 11, 2026
Buffett foundation commits $29M for Kenya’s health sector, filling gap left by US foreign aid cuts May 9, 2026
Ted Turner, CNN founder, media maverick, and philanthropist who gave away billions, dies at 87 May 7, 2026
CWU receives $125M from Mandel Foundation for humanities, access, social work, ethical tech May 2, 2026
Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub commits $500M to fuel AI-driven biology disease discovery and treatment April 29, 2026
Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI tests the tech company’s $130B embedded philanthropy model April 28, 2026
Commentary: As federal funding wavers, billionaire gifts are rewriting how public institutions stay funded April 28, 2026
Bezos Earth Fund awards $34M for next-gen sustainable plastic-free fabrics development April 24, 2026
Boston College receives $125M Patrick F. Cadigan bequest for academic hub renovation and expansion April 23, 2026
Michael and Susan Dell award UT Austin $750M for new campus, fusing medicine, AI, and research April 22, 2026
