The founder of Patagonia has made planet Earth the company’s major shareholder.
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A new broadly available tax break of up to $1,000 will become available for those giving to a charity if they file on their own. Couples filing jointly may deduct $2,000 from their taxable income.
Giving to nonprofits engaged in education, health, arts, culture and humanities, the environment, and animals reached all-time highs.
Giving receded as many Americans saw their purchasing power decline, straining household budgets.
Yvon Chouinard, his wife and their two adult children have given the company he founded away. From now on, its profits will fund climate and conservation work.
From thousands of people chipping in as little as $5 to George Floyd’s GoFundMe to donations well in excess of $1 million to HBCUs, anti-racist philanthropy is rising.
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Interim Director of Data & Research Partnerships at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Senior Lecturer, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
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Associate Director of Research, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Managing Editor, Giving USA, Indiana University
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Glenn Family Chair Emeritus of Economics and Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Adjunct Associate Professor and Director, Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies; Associate Dean for Research and International Programs, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Research Associate in Philanthropy and Editor-in-Chief of Giving USA, Indiana University
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Postdoctoral Research Appointee-Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame