Businessman Gives $14-Million for Fund-Raising Institute

An organization created by the resort and entertainment mogul Kirk Kerkorian has donated $14-million to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas to create an institute that will seek grants to improve education, health care, and social services in Nevada.

Full-text article by Emily Richmond is available via Las Vegas Sun, 8.26.09.

Billion-Dollar Donors

These 14 philanthropists are the most generous people on the planet.

The most exclusive subset of the world's wealthy may be this one: those living philanthropists who have already given away $1 billion or more. For the first time ever, Forbes has put together a list of the world's billion-dollar donors.

Full-text article by David Whelan, Tatiana Serafin and Cristina von Zeppelin is available via Forbes, 8.24.09.

The World's Billionaires

The richest people in the world have gotten poorer, just like the rest of us. This year the world's billionaires have an average net worth of $3 billion, down 23% in 12 months. The world now has 793 billionaires, down from 1,125 a year ago.

Full-text article and complete list is available via Forbes, 3.11.09.

A New Breed of Billionaire

A growing number of wealthy people in countries that have long been marred by poverty - such as India, Mexico, Turkey, and Russia - are turning to philanthropy.

Full-text article by Landon Thomas Jr. is available via The New York Times, 12.14.07.