Don Michael Randel, president of the University of Chicago since 2000, will succeed William G. Bowen, who has served as Mellon's president since 1988....

The indoor athletic training facility will provide cadet-athletes with a top-notch year-round practice center....

Cultural groups in the city claim that increased competition for charitable donations and taxpayer dollars, particularly since 9/11, has made it necessary for them to hire professional lobbyists to get their share of public-sector funds....

For-profit executives often are able to attract donations from their company as well as other businesses, and are uniquely positioned to lend invaluable professional expertise....

Administration officials said they would focus on large foundations with policies that limit or forbid donations to religious charities....

More than 250 nonprofits in the Appleton, Wisconsin, area received grants through the foundation's donor-advised funds and competitive grant application process....

The new Sycuan Institute will provide analysis of issues affecting the tribal gaming industry and help meet the industry's needs for highly trained professionals....

Groups representing family-owned businesses are pressing Senate Republican leaders for a vote on permanent repeal of the tax before Congress adjourns for its August recess....

The gift from Linda and Doug Mills will support the new Mills Breast Cancer Institute, which will be dedicated to research and treatment....

The grant will establish the Bill Daniels Distinguished Professor of Business Ethics, named in honor of the fund's founder....

W. W. Norton & Company, which published the first authorized edition of the 9/11 commission's report last year, will donate $600,000 to three programs focused on emergency preparedness and international relations....

The grant — the largest ever to the college — will fund the construction of a new residence exclusively for the Kilgore Rangerettes, the college's dance and drill team...

The St. Louis Clinic Affiliation project is designed to increase the number of direct service providers, streamline and improve efficiencies in healthcare delivery, and bring some clinics into federal compliance to protect federal funding....

The official breakup brings to a close the power struggle that pitted some of the university's biggest backers against its president, Michael Adams, and members of the state board of regents....

The grant supports research on minimally invasive surgery and the university's new Center for Surgical Innovation....

The grant will support land and water preservation projects around the country....

The grant was awarded to the center in recognition of its work to address environmental threats to health and to communicate how individuals can limit exposure to these threats....

As part of the education bill Governor Tim Pawlenty signed into law last week, legislators authorized creation of the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation, a nonprofit to study and expand the best preschool education models....

The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector....

The new Douglas and Cynthia Crocker Endowed Director will manage DePaul's real estate education, research, and professional development programs....

The John H. Boner Community Center in Indianapolis receives $200,000, the largest of twenty-four grants....

While combined funding streams to fight HIV/AIDS rose to $6.1 billion in 2004, many countries allocate domestic resources to combat their epidemics, and individuals within these countries often shoulder much of the burden....

The gift from Tim and Nancy Grumbacher will support the construction of a new sports facility, classrooms, and a college theater....

The bequest will create the Bayramian Family Scholarship Fund, supporting the Mary and Jack Bayramian Presidential Scholars program for high-achieving upper-division students, and the Mary Bayramian Arts Scholars program....

Funds disbursed from the charitable remainder unitrust established by Analogic Corporation founder Bernard Gordon could top $120 million when it spends out at the end of this year....