Tag: Philanthropy

NYC’s Wealthy Donors Pull Back From City’s Escalating Problems

Philanthropists worry that the city’s complex tangle of crises — migrants, homelessness, housing, the cost of living — cannot be easily fixed.

Turmoil at Penn and Harvard Highlights the Power Politics of College Donors

Donations to U.S. universities reached $59.5 billion last year, and they come increasingly from a smaller group of wealthy donors. Many of them expect their money to buy a voice in university affairs.

‘Are You Going to Be the One to Get Rid of Santa?’

A family in a small town in New York holds a world record for having the most lights on a residential property to the dismay of some neighbors and the delight of others.