The Beineckes established a philanthropic tradition that has been passed along through the generations. Walter, Edwin and Frederick Beinecke contributed funds to establish the rare book library named for them at Yale. Frederick's son William was the …

Mercy recently named Clark Ellison as regional vice president of philanthropy for its south central communities. In his new role, Ellison will continue to lead Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas, while also overseeing Mercy Health Foundation …

It's no secret that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Ballmer's friend and former colleague, directed much of his time and money to philanthropy after leaving his full-time work at Microsoft. So will Ballmer do the same? According to Forbes, he's …

For more of our reporting on this story, please see our recent column in the New York Times Magazine, and the latest episode of This American Life. This morning, we reported on a charity called GiveDirectly that's trying to help poor people in the …

Photograph: Ron Scherl/Redferns. One of the UK's most active philanthropists, the Littlewoods heir Sir Peter Moores, is calling time on his charitable foundation after 50 years during which time he has given more than £215m to the arts, education and …

Just as we're now figuring out parenthood along the way, we hardly knew anything about philanthropy before creating Jolkona. All we knew was that we wanted to use our spare change to help specific people around the world in a tangible, transparent way.

A coalition of technology companies led by Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg launched an effort this week to bring the Internet to the billions around the world who are not yet connected, Reuters and the San Francisco Chronicle write. Samsung …

In the Aug. 23 edition of Partners in Philanthropy publication, there are three lists that feature companies ranked by cash donations made out of local offices. The corporate philanthropists, large companies, is on page 15; corporate philanthropists …

Are you guilty of snapping pics of your tastiest meals? Now you can give back when you whip out your smartphone at the dinner table. Celebrity chef Mario Batali has teamed up with non-profit The Lunchbox Fund to launch Feedie, a philanthropic app for …