Warren Buffett announces $6 billion in donations to five foundations
NEW YORK — Famed investor Warren Buffett is donating $6 billion worth of his company’s…
Carnegie honors 20 'Great Immigrants,' including composer Tania León, for 20th anniversary
Tania León, the noted composer and conductor who also co-founded Dance Theatre of Harlem, never…
A MacArthur 'genius' skewers philanthropy in a farcical play tackling oligarchy and arts funding
NEW YORK — Taylor Mac does not set out to bite the hand that feeds in a new play satirizing…
In Uganda, a tougher bicycle offers hope for better health coverage in rural areas
LIRA, Uganda — The bicycle parked in Lucy Abalo’s compound doesn’t belong to her. Any one…
Archaeologists unearth foundation of 1760s schoolhouse for Black children
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Archaeologists in Virginia have unearthed the foundation of a building…
How Nest turned a $24,000 idea into a global movement
In 2005, Rebecca van Bergen was a graduate student in social work at Washington University when she…
Leonard Lauder, who globalized family cosmetic business, dies at age 92
NEW YORK — Leonard Lauder, a renowned philanthropist who expanded the family cosmetics…
David Beckham, Gary Oldman, Elaine Paige and others honored by King Charles III
LONDON — Arise Sir David, Sir Gary and Sir Roger. And Dame Elaine, Dame Pat and Dame…
How 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' seeded a music nonprofit supporting the songwriters of tomorrow
NEW YORK — It’s sung every summer in baseball stadiums around the United States. But the…