Early Nvidia Investor Mark Stevens Gives $200M to USC for A.I. Push Early Nvidia investor Mark Stevens gives $200 million to USC to scale A.I. programs, hire experts and position the university as a tech leader. By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Connie Ballmer Gives Record $80M to NPR as Public Media Faces Cuts Connie Ballmer’s $80 million donation will help fund NPR’s digital strategy as public broadcasters confront funding cuts and uncertain budgets. By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
MacKenzie Scott Donates Surprise Record Gift to Meals on Wheels in Crucial Year MacKenzie Scott’s unexpected $70 million donation, the largest in Meals on Wheels’ history, arrives as local programs across the U.S. strain to serve record numbers of seniors amid flat federal funding and rising costs. By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Bret Taylor Leads OpenAI Foundation’s $1B Drive for A.I. Safety and Health By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
MacKenzie Scott Donates $50M to Nonprofit Boosting Native Student Scholarships By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
GoFundMe Wants to Popularize a Philanthropic Tool Favored by the Ultra-Wealthy By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Warren Buffett Gives Record Annual Summer Gift to Gates Foundation, Family Nonprofits By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Melinda French Gates Discusses Warren Buffett and Tech ‘Nonphilanthropists’ By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
How Melinda French Gates Plans to Spend $1B on Solo Philanthropy Mission By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Billionaire Ronald Perelman Donates $25 Million for Brown University ‘Arts District’ By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Zach Braff and Janeane Garofalo Donate Cash & Laughs for Comedian Who Fell on Subway Tracks By Mimmi Montgomery