Philanthropy Report - Legacy From The Heart

Oracle’s founder is spending big around the U.K.‘s 900-year-old university campus and even bought a famous local pub

Private charitable foundations are big players in Canada's philanthropic landscape. Experts weigh in on the dos-and-don’ts of good governance.

Across North America, philanthropy is quietly transforming—and affluent donors are leading the charge. Instead of solitary giving through formal foundations, many are choosing collaborative models like Giving Circles that pool donations, amplify impact, and prioritize civic engagement. These circles don’t just fund causes—they build communities of shared purpose. These donors aren’t just supporting causes—they’re co-creating […]

‘We’re trying to chip away at it,’ Howard Buffett says, describing the programs he’s funding to coax drug farmers to switch to legal crops

What to do with all those billions?

Why the Gupta family—major supporters of TIFF—gives to the arts, and how their philanthropy is rooted in humble beginnings.

Forget good grades. Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates and tennis legend Billie Jean King say, dads who believe their daughters can do anything may shape their success more than anything else.

What happens when cinematic storytelling meets philanthropy — and strips away every trick that makes traditional filmmaking sensational? For the creative team at Beast Philanthropy, the answer is simple yet profound: you can tell the truth and still move millions.

Philanthropy has a key role to play in fixing global systems. But if the philanthropic world tries to solve the global aid shortfall on its own, it will fail—and lose what makes philanthropy so valuable. Bill Gates recently sounded the alarm: with massive cuts to foreign aid, global child mortality is set to rise—for the first time in decades. Since the Trump era, more than 80% of USAID contracts have been slashed, and the shortfall is being felt across the world’s most vulnerable communities.

Persistent barriers are preventing the growth of female-led philanthropy but experts say greater visibility and awareness of giving will help to drive change.

Strategic research can no longer be funded by states and universities. Private patrons need to plug the gap.

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is betting on GPUs and compute power to help attract top talent. His philanthropic organization, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is doing the same. His wife, Priscilla Chan, talked about CZI's recruitment efforts on a recent podcast episode.

The effective elimination of USAID has left Hollywood-favored humanitarian causes scrambling for funds: "It’s a seismic shift."

THR’s philanthropist of the year speaks out on fame, family and fighting the system.

City firms have a responsibility to use their resources to help struggling charities, writes Bloomberg's Jemma Read.

In 2001, when the Israeli tech sector was starting to produce a stream of initial public offerings on the Nasdaq but it was still years before the country would come to be known as the “Start-Up Nation,” I started hearing complaints that not much of the sector’s new wealth was getting to where it could help less fortunate sectors in Israeli society. Additionally, American Jews started asking why they were being asked to continue treating Israel as a charity case when some Israelis were getting

She disliked the term “giving money away.” Philanthropist Wallis Annenberg, who died at 86 at her home in Los Angeles on Monday, much preferred “using it wisely,” which she did—and often.

Economic uncertainty, global events and increasing wealth are shaping the charitable landscape this year. Here are the philanthropic trends and some tips that could help affluent donors optimize their impact.

There can never be too much good in the world, and doing good is healing.

Mary Culler is uniting employers, dealers, and nonprofits to build a legacy of local service.

Philanthropy isn't just a feel-good add-on — it can fuel business growth, and this article shows founders how to align purpose with profit at any stage.

The world's rich keep getting richer. Few are willing to publicly promise to give away a majority of their wealth.

The Giving Pledge, which is the subject of a critical report about charitable giving, says the findings are misleading on the initiative’s impact.

It started with a conversation on a Lake of the Ozarks dock.