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MacKenzie Scott’s $12 billion in gifts reflects uncommon trust in groups she supports

Courier Newsroom - April 2, 2022

by Tyrone McKinley Freeman, IUPUI MacKenzie Scott disclosed on March 23, 2022, that she had given US$3.9 billion to 465 nonprofits in the previous nine...

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The 50 biggest US donors gave or pledged nearly $28 billion in 2021 – Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates account for $15 billion...

Courier Newsroom - February 13, 2022

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, gave their foundation $15 billion right before their divorce became final. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty...

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Philanthropists seeking to fix big problems must tread carefully – here’s how they can make their efforts more compatible with democracy

Courier Newsroom - January 7, 2022

Martin Luther King Jr. is among the many big thinkers to question the importance of philanthropy. AP Photo by Ted Lechterman, University of Oxford How should wealthy...

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