Tag: Philanthropy

With $60 Million Gift, San Francisco Ballet Plans Focus on New Works

The transformative contribution, from an anonymous donor, is the largest in the company’s 91-year history and one of the biggest ever to an American dance group.

February 15, 2024
A Frugal Opera Superfan’s Surprise Gift: $1.7 Million for the Arts

Lois Kirschenbaum, who died in 2021, made the donations to cultural groups from unexpectedly large life savings.

January 11, 2024
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.

January 8, 2024
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.

December 13, 2023
‘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.

December 11, 2023