WASHINGTON – Philanthropy in the U.S. made a comeback in large donations in 2013, with the country's wealthiest donors giving more than $3.4 billion to charity, according to a new count of the top 10 gifts of 2013 by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

A hardy group of volunteers descended upon wind-swept Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis this weekend, thrilled that temperatures were crashing to record lows. Their mission: to build 40 8-foot columns of ice that eventually will form an “Ice-Cropolis …

Indian philanthropy continues to be largely dictated by conversations on 'how much', and it is only lately that issues of impact, measurement and outcomes are beginning to be talked about. The assumption is that the framework design and strategy of …

Two New Jersey men pleaded guilty to theft charges Monday in connection with a bogus charity that claimed to be raising money for relatives of people killed in the September, 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks, the Asbury Park Press writes. Appearing …

According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 2013 was an impressive year for big-ticket donations, with America's wealthiest philanthropists giving more than $3.4 billion to charity. To no one's surprise, names like Warren Buffett, Eli and Edythe Broad …

The Gibbes Museum of Art and the Center for Women are pleased to announce The Art and Heart of Philanthropy discussion and luncheon on January 14 at The Sanctuary on Kiawah Island. Panelists Laura Gates, Carolyn Hunter, Susan Romaine, and Anita …

Speaking at the recent Global Philanthropy Forum, Toyin Saraki – founder and president of WellBeing Foundation Africa – articulated her evolving approach to giving. Whereas her Nigerian parents tended to give indiscriminately to poor people, with …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Philanthropy made a comeback in large donations in 2013 with the nation's wealthiest donors giving more than $3.4 billion to charity, according to a new tally of the top 10 gifts of 2013 by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The analysis …

Wilson, a philanthropist who donated about $600 million over the course of his life, committed suicide at 87 by jumping from his Central Park West apartment on Monday, according to The New York Times. In the days following his death, BuzzFeed obtained …