March 21, 2023 “Miami Is Our City.” How Two Generations of the Billionaire Pérez Family Give March 21, 2023/ Ade Adeniji Real estate billionaire Jorge Pérez, along with his wife Darlene and their children, are prominent philanthropists in the Sunshine State. Here’s how the family gives, and how the second generation is stepping up.Read More
September 01, 2022 The Mixed Philanthropic Legacy of Julian Robertson, a Standout Wall Street Giver September 01, 2022/ Philip Rojc Julian Robertson, the famed hedge fund investor and onetime “wizard of Wall Street” who passed away last week, was also an enthusiastic philanthropist. While he moved a lot of money out the door, his giving also had its weak points.Read More
August 10, 2022 Next in Line: 11 Young Giving Pledgers to Watch August 10, 2022/ Ade Adeniji The Giving Pledge has been taken up by super-rich donors ranging from their 30s through their 90s. While many younger pledgers have given in a relatively modest way to date, there’s a lot more where that came from.Read More
July 07, 2022 Ultra-Wealthy Donors to Watch: Who’s Taken the Giving Pledge So Far in 2022? July 07, 2022/ Philip Rojc Although its usefulness as a prod for vastly larger billionaire giving is debatable, the Giving Pledge remains a window into the continued evolution of big-donor philanthropy as a practice. Here’s who’s taken the pledge so far this year.Read More
May 10, 2022 What If Five Top Tech Billionaires Emulated MacKenzie Scott's Approach to Giving? May 10, 2022/ Mike Scutari When MacKenzie Scott embarked on her innovative philanthropic project two years ago, we wondered if her approach would capture the imaginations of other tech billionaires. It didn’t. But what if it miraculously did?Read More
April 18, 2022 How the Billionaire Sobrato Family Got Started in Climate Philanthropy April 18, 2022/ Michael Kavate The Silicon Valley real estate clan recently issued a slate of grants to address the climate crisis, joining a growing list of billionaire donors and family philanthropists. We take a look at how they got started and chose their focus.Read More
April 18, 2022 Seven Things to Know from a Conversation with John and Timi Sobrato April 18, 2022/ Michael Kavate Their family’s fortune is estimated at nearly $6 billion, and their philanthropy is starting to accelerate. Here’s what John and Timi Sobrato have to say about what drives their giving, the Giving Pledge, DAFs, and more.Read More
February 22, 2022 Getting the Call: A Look at MacKenzie Scott’s Recent Ed Giving February 22, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen What’s it like to get a bolt-from-the-blue gift from MacKenzie Scott? We talk to some recent recipients from the world of K-12 education and explore what this latest round of funding tells us.Read More
February 01, 2022 Pandemic-Era Giving Pledgers: Eight Ultra-Wealthy Tech Donors to Watch February 01, 2022/ Philip Rojc Despite—or because of—the pandemic, tech billionaires have had a lucrative few years. New Giving Pledge signatories from 2020 and 2021 include plenty of U.S. tech winners, many of them very young. Here are a few to watch.Read More
December 15, 2021 How to Solve the Giving Pledge Bottleneck—and Fund Large-Scale Solutions December 15, 2021/ Sean Davis, Guest Contributor The U.S. has enormous unmet needs, while billions already pledged to philanthropy remain unspent. Guest author Sean Davis proposes a solution that would fund for-profit companies to take on large-scale infrastructure projects. Read More
November 23, 2021 The Trade Desk’s Jeff Green Just Signed the Giving Pledge. What's Next for This Data-Driven Donor? November 23, 2021/ Philip Rojc Said to be the richest Utah native, The Trade Desk’s CEO and co-founder Jeff T. Green signed the Giving Pledge and plans to donate 90% of his wealth. What’s this nascent megadonor’s past philanthropy like? And what’s to come?Read More
October 05, 2021 A Giver and a Connector: 8 Questions for Veteran Venture Capitalist Ron Conway October 05, 2021/ Ade Adeniji Silicon Valley VC Ron Conway gives on his own, but he’s also highly active as a catalyst for the giving of others, including tech founders, celebrities and athletes. In this Q&A, Conway explains his philosophy and approach.Read More
September 23, 2021 Is the Giving Pledge Obsolete? Over a Decade On, What Was Promising Now Seems Passé September 23, 2021/ Philip Rojc Even as its list of signatories grows, the Giving Pledge has failed to meaningfully grow billionaire philanthropy. As some interesting research has hinted, the discourse it promotes may be undermining its very purpose.Read More
April 09, 2021 Laura and John Arnold Join the Latest Effort to Spur Giving by the Ultra-Rich April 09, 2021/ Michael Kavate Campaigns encouraging the super-rich to give more have proliferated recently. The Arnolds are the first billionaires to sign onto the latest, which asks billionaires to commit to giving 5% of their wealth to philanthropic causes each year.Read More
September 05, 2019 What We Know and Don’t Know About the Philanthropy of Apple CEO Tim Cook September 05, 2019/ John Freund While Cook has pledged to give away the bulk of his Apple fortune, he’s yet to engage in large-scale philanthropy. Meanwhile, some of the gifts that he is making are going to undisclosed recipients. We take a closer look. Read More