The Latest Breaking News from Philanthropy

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, his wife and their two adult children have irrevocably transferred their ownership of the outdoor apparel company to a set of trusts and nonprofit organizations.

President Bill Clinton says he is amazed by the massive response to the return of the Clinton Global Initiative

Craig Newmark twists a “Batman” quote to jokingly refer to himself as “not the nerd you want, but maybe, now and then, I’m the nerd you need.”

The public’s trust in nonprofits declined from 59% in 2020 to 56% in 2022, according to Independent Sector, a coalition of nonprofits, foundations and corporate giving programs that tracks trends in philanthropy.

Two biopharmaceutical companies will give $5 million and $500,000, respectively, to nonprofit organizations in the United States and abroad that are responding to the growing monkeypox outbreak

The health of the world’s oceans looms large in Wendy Schmidt’s thinking about the planet’s future and in her giving

As the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to expand its governance, it announced Thursday that it has added two trustees to its board

The philanthropist on what people can do to build a strong civil society, and make politicians, the rich and themselves accountable

KOLKATA: Debashish Bhattacharya, CMD of Disha Eye Hospitals, founded the eye care facility in 1997, beginning a tradition of philanthropy that continues today.

KOLKATA: Philanthropy runs in the family of this young businessman. According to Saket Mohta, managing director of Merlin Group, it's from his father that he got inspiration to do welfare activities. He says, "It is our responsibility to contribute to the society and environment where we live in. So, we…

Country superstar Dolly Parton is among the 2022 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy recipients