Clara Wu Tsai, a co-owner of the Liberty and Nets, split from her husband of 30 years. Now she is turning her attention to leaving her mark on the borough.
Category: Philanthropy
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Nashville Symphony Receives $10 Million Lifeline From Oracle
The New York Times – Music:The symphony announced last week that it was pausing the rest of the season after disclosing financial trouble. The concerts are back on now, thanks to a tech company gift.
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He Was a Tech Investor Before There Was a Silicon Valley
The New York Times – Business:Bill Draper began funding start-ups in the early 1960s, when the Santa Clara Valley was better known for apricot orchards than microchips. He has died at 98.
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New York Performing Arts Library Gets $60 Million Gift for Preservation
The New York Times – Music:The anonymous donation, the library’s largest ever, will support digitization of archival items related to theater, dance and music.
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Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields: A New Feminist Music Festival Takes Shape
The New York Times – Music:At the first Daisy Chain Fields festival, the 23-year-old pop star presented a cross-generational vision of female empowerment. (With Taco Bell activations, too.)
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What Dolly Did for Tennessee Is What She Did for the World
The New York Times – On the Runway:This is what she did for the written word. And medicine. And …
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Dolly Parton’s Other Legacy: A Fortune Given Away, Dollar by Dollar
The New York Times – Business:The country star supported early childhood literacy, disaster relief, the development of the Covid-19 vaccine and more.
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Will Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Survive Without Her?
The New York Times – Music:The crown jewel of the singer’s philanthropic efforts has handed out hundreds of millions of books to children over the past 31 years. But it isn’t immune to funding cuts.
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MacKenzie Scott Steps Back Into Spotlight With New Book
The New York Times – Business:She posted four pages of a manuscript on a newly started Substack newsletter on Saturday and said that the novel would be released serially throughout August.
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A Humble 3-Wheel Electric Vehicle Lands Toyota in Federal Court
The New York Times – Business:A lawsuit filed in California claims the automaker’s philanthropic arm stole technology intended to help poor farmers, but it is not clear to what end.
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KFF’s Chief Executive to Retire
The New York Times – Business:Drew Altman, who transformed KFF from a little-known family foundation to a major source of U.S. health policy research, will step down at the end of the year.