An heir to an oil fortune, he built his own empire with TCW Group and was an influential California donor, including to his alma mater, Claremont McKenna College.
Category: Philanthropy
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How This Start-Up Raised Its Median Donations by 80%
A start-up used the Hebrew word “chai” and its numerical match, 18, to bump up giving amounts. What magic number would do the same for you?
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A Quirky Auction to Support Crew Members Affected By the Writers Strike
Lena Dunham will paint a mural in your home. Adam Scott will walk your dog. Natasha Lyonne will help you finish the Sunday crossword.
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Timepieces With a Mission
The Only Watch charity auction raises funds to tackle Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a cause close to the C.E.O.’s heart.
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With $40 Million Gift, New York Philharmonic Jump-Starts Dudamel Era
The donation from Oscar L. Tang and his wife, Agnes Hsu‐Tang, is the largest endowment gift in the orchestra’s history.
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Bill Gates, Marie Kondo and World Bank Head Will Speak at Times Climate Event
Sign up to watch the livestream and connect with online attendees about solutions to the climate crisis on Thursday, Sept. 21.
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Philanthropies Pledge $500 Million to Address Crisis in Local News
The effort, spearheaded by the MacArthur Foundation, will give grants to support newsrooms and start-ups as concern grows over the rapid disappearance of local news outlets.
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What May Happen to Mike Bloomberg’s Company After He Leaves
A leadership reshuffle at the financial data giant has rekindled questions about a future sale or a move to take the company public.
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The Metropolitan Opera Guild Will Wind Down Amid Financial Woes
The organization, founded in 1935 to support the opera house, will lay off 20 employees and stop publishing Opera News as a stand-alone monthly magazine.
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Joan Kaplan Davidson, Philanthropist Who Championed New York, Dies at 96
As president of a foundation established by her father, she focused her grant making on issues related to the city’s architecture, design and quality of life.
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Billionaire Arthur Dantchik Parts With Group Behind Israel’s Judicial Overhaul
Arthur Dantchik announced that he would no longer donate money to the Kohelet Policy Forum, the brains behind the highly polarizing plan.