Library computers have become so popular that more than 85 percent of institutions say they are not able to meet the demand at certain times during the day....

The appointment of Bruce S. Gordon marks a departure from recent leaders, whose backgrounds were in social activism, politics, and the ministry....

The gift will support construction of a building that houses classrooms and study areas, as well as $550,000 worth of financial trading equipment....

The largest grant will support a community collaboration to provide an educational outreach program that discusses the importance of early conversations about and documentation of end-of-life issues....

Two grants will support improved dental services to underserved populations....

The grant will support construction of a scientific research center, set to open in 2009....

The grants include $1.2 million to Chicago-area organizations to support services targeting the homeless, disabled children and adults, and youth initiatives....

The grants included $1.5 million to three organizations in support of capital and expansion projects....

The fellows program was established to increase the supply of, demand for, and use of high-quality research in the service of improved youth development and well-being....

By a vote of 284 to 140, the House rejected a proposal to cut the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's budget by 25 percent....

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

The four-year grant to BIO Ventures for Global Health will be used to encourage biotechnology companies to develop drugs for diseases they have paid little attention to up to now....

The five-year grant will be used to establish and expand interdisciplinary research programs in cardiovascular sciences, diabetes, cancer, pharmacogenomics, imaging, informatics, and proteomics....

The study by industry watchdog group Charity Navigator found that Indianapolis nonprofits spend more on administration and fundraising than their peers....

If implemented, the proposals will constitute the most sweeping changes to the governance, operations, and regulation of charities and foundations in three decades....

The grant will provide core support for the Riley Children's Hospital's comprehensive research and education programs....

Later this summer, Senate Finance Committee chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA) will unveil legislation to establish a legal framework for the funds, requiring greater disclosure from the tens of thousands of Americans who use them....

The Taliesin Fellowship, a Wright-inspired community of architects and apprentices, has agreed to limit its representation on the board of the philanthropy founded by the legendary architect....

People planning to give to charity through a charitable remainder trust may soon need written permission from their spouses because of new regulations about to be adopted by the Internal Revenue Service....

The grant, to be distributed over five years, will be used to coordinate and galvanize reform efforts already under way, including a plan to reorganize three juvenile detention centers into smaller facilities....

The grant to the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and its clinical counterpart, the UPMC Cancer Centers, from the Pittsburgh-based Henry L. Hillman and Hillman foundations will create the Hillman Fellows Program for Innovative Cancer Research....

The gift nearly doubles the foundation's assets and will enable it to distribute three times as much money each year to civic and nonprofit organizations in Hancock County, Ohio....

The fundraisers and development staff needed to support the swelling numbers of employees at nonprofit organizations have proven hard to find and retain....

The gift from alumnus Larry Glaubinger and his wife, Lucienne, will provide scholarships for student athletes who participate in non-revenue varsity sports....

Online donations to the biggest U.S. charities grew 63 percent last year from 2003....