The gift from Donald Bren, chairman of the Irvine Company, brings to $50 million the amount donated by his foundation to ensure that Irvine Regional Park is protected and remains in its rugged state....

The scholarships were awarded to students who attend school districts that were finalists for the 2004 Broad Prize for Urban Education....

According to a new report from the Ohio Grantmakers Forum, 87 percent of the state's private foundations do not give their trustees any compensation....

Habitat founder Millard Fuller said the Fuller Center for Housing will work with charitable groups, including some Habitat affiliates, to fund new housing for the poor....

Each year, ten health leaders are recognized for their exceptional and effective approach to addressing the healthcare challenges facing people in communities across the United States....

The grant will allow the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film to train some forty advanced students from around the world for a profession in which fewer than one hundred people work full time....

Financier and patron of the arts Alberto W. Vilar has pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding a client of $5 million to cover some of his philanthropic commitments....

The gift from Sandra Priest Rose, wife of the late New York City builder Frederick P. Rose, is the largest she has made since his death....

Through its HIV/AIDS Initiative, the foundation is partnering with the government of India to scale up its national anti-retroviral treatment program at approximately 190 centers across the country....

The focus of the House inquiry is to determine whether the community benefit justifies the expense....

Nine of the twenty grants focus on improving access to healthcare for women and children in disadvantaged and underserved communities where Baxter employees live and work....

The Annenberg Film Fellows Program provides personal stipends, residencies, and creative support over five years for selected participants in the Feature Film Program.

The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, founded in 1992, provides comprehensive cancer services and serves as a hub for cancer-related research, diagnosis, and treatment at the university's Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine....

Research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project suggests that political bloggers can make an impact on politics, but they can also be buzz followers as much as makers....

The gift from alumnus Jeffrey Gendell and his wife, Martha, will support two faculty positions in Duke's Energy and Environment program, as well as an energy research fund, a speakers series, and a visiting executives program....

Among the recipients, Ozark Guidance received $756,000 for mental health and social services at schools in Springdale....

The report from the Project for Excellence in Journalism reveals that men are relied on as sources in the news more than twice as often as women....

The center will leverage the university?s existing strengths to conduct research and develop solutions to global issues....

The goal of the initiative is to revitalize journalism education by integrating journalism programs more deeply with other disciplines at universities and by providing a national platform to try to influence the discourse on media-related issues....

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

Twenty-nine California organizations will receive more than $4.3 million, and four national groups will receive nearly $1.7 million for California-related projects....

A new report from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation shows that African Americans and Hispanics comprise 32 percent of all U.S. citizens in the typical age range for Ph.D candidates, but only 11 percent of those earn advanced degrees....

Awarded through the foundation's What Works in Enterprise-Based Solutions to Poverty program, the grants will support initiatives that explore enterprise-based solutions to ending poverty in the developing world....

According to the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 85 percent of the emergency needs in countries devastated by December's tsunami have been met, even as contributions for other global humanitarian crises have slowed....

The gift, made in memory of alumnus Richard Mazurek, is the largest individual donation in the university's history....