News and impact
Explore the Giving Pledge’s impact through the news articles, announcements, community learning sessions, and Pledger video spotlights shared below.
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Mark Stevens just donated $200 million to help USC win the AI race
The Stevens' gift, which is one of the largest in USC's history, will fund the recruitment of AI researchers and back work spanning health sciences, security, business, and the arts.
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Ted Turner, who dared fellow billionaires to give, dies at 87
A look back at the life and legacy of Ted Turner, who helped revolutionize private philanthropy and inspire the Giving Pledge with his $1 billion gift to establish the United Nations Foundation in 1997.
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Indian American donors such as Vinod and Neeru Khosla are reshaping philanthropy
From tech founders to Giving Pledge signatories, donors are expanding cross-border giving with a focus on education, entrepreneurship, and economic mobility.
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Melanie Lundquist on why it “costs nothing” to be kind
Melanie Lundquist speaks with Tom Vozzo about her philanthropic investment in Homeboy Industries and describes her giving philosophy.
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Mitchell Rales’ $116M gift expands national access to art collections
The funding will endow the National Gallery of Art's “Across the Nation” program, enabling long-term loans of major works to museums across the U.S.
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MacKenzie Scott’s $70M gift gives Meals on Wheels room to grow
MacKenzie Scott's unrestricted gifts are allowing nonprofits like Meals on Wheels to respond flexibly to a rapidly changing funding environment.
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$50M gift from Joe and Rika Mansueto backs AI research at Univ. of Chicago
The donation, part of a $200M fundraising challenge, will support scholars applying AI across fields and examining broader questions of human intelligence and responsibility.
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Stanley Family Foundation gives an additional $280m for psychiatric research
The family’s support of the Broad Institute, now totaling more than $1B, reflects its commitment to research on bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.