The report assessed national rating, ranking, and standards-setting entities that are national in scope or that are being replicated across the country and that focus on diverse charitable organizations rather than specialized groups....

The survey polls grantmakers on 2005 giving and accountability issues....

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

The gift from entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul Merage is the largest ever received by the university....

The new site will provide the latest news and information about HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria by country....

Scientists in CDC's hereditary blood disorders unit will collaborate with selected hemophilia treatment centers to gather data about the development of inhibitors and evaluate the risk factors associated with the occurrence of a bleeding episode....

The grants will support heath and human services and education initiatives, including the expansion of the foundation's Principals' Partnership....

A year into his tenure, Wall Street veteran John Barr continues to balance the demands of pitching poetry to a seemingly indifferent public while serving as steward of a $100 million gift from the estate of heiress Ruth Lilly....

According to The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California, for every dollar invested in preschool education the state stands to gain $2.62 ....

A new study finds that an unusually high average one-year return rate of 15.1 percent for fiscal year 2004 helped colleges and university endowments, but did not erase several recent years of investment losses or negligible returns....

Representatives of three UN agencies, as well as the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, reported that staff was already moving into the newly affected areas, and food and medical supplies were on the way....

Thirty-two organizations acquired Manhattan properties with a combined value of $293 million in 2004, while thirty-two others sold properties for almost $582 million....

The culinary charity has restructured its board of trustees as part of a reorganization designed to strengthen its professionalism and commitment to financial discipline, transparency, and good governance....

The site, SchoolMatters, enables educators in a given school to find other schools with similar demographics and better academic performance, a useful start for schools and districts looking to develop comprehensive improvement programs....

The grant to the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences will support curricular and research initiatives in the biosciences, including fellowship assistance to students....

Area nonprofits have been the beneficiaries of record-breaking donations, such as the $50 million gift in March from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation for a performing arts center downtown....

Responding to donor concerns about how their money is used, the United Way Silicon Valley will identify community problems it wants to tackle and will give money to nonprofits that help it meet specific goals in these areas....

The library, which celebrates its centennial this year, plans to replace or upgrade its computer network, elevators, plumbing and air conditioning, research and teaching areas, and preservation capabilities....

The foundation has announced grants totaling $11 million to six community partnerships to fight obesity and its consequences among California children....

The addition of sixty-four funds and thirty-five deferred gifts in 2004 brought the foundation's assets to $623 million....

According to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of Americans without health insurance increased by 1.4 million in 2003....

Companies say the donations don't affect board members' independence, while critics counter that big donations can create a clubby atmosphere that may make directors less likely to challenge management....

Most grantmakers agree it's not the role of foundations to step in when the public sector is unable to meet its funding obligations....

After nearly four decades at the forefront of the movement to improve higher education, the D.C.-based AAHE has announced that it will cease operations later this year....

The gift will establish the B. Thomas Golisano Pavillion and Emergency Center, which will include a new emergency room, a cardiothoracic intensive care unit, and a vascular laboratory....