San Diego

Embracing Data Science

Rea and Lela Axline Contribute to Support Home City

An overview of the Fall 2012 issue dedicated to the many Americans whose labors do so much to enrich our collective life.

Boarding programs and other charter innovations mix elements of family life and education for foster kids in need of both

Transforming Teacher Education

Three human impulses led to history s number-one charitable donation

The delicate dance behind some of today s largest gifts

Why givers prize the right to be anonymous

De Blasio s funding fantasy. A billion for charters. Newspaper nonprofit? Tough teacher ratings work. Smart brain philanthropy.

Winnings for cancer. The church grocery. Protecting donor intent.

Combining work, school, and play with sports-stadium jobs that earn college tuition

A 15-year update on the winners of the William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership

The Laura and John Arnold Foundation mixes research and politics to help solve today's public-pension crisis

Meet Eli and Edythe Broad, winners of the 2013 William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership

Denny Sanford on his $1.4 billion in giving to medical research, physics, and more.

Why private funding is so important to the experimenting that makes us smarter, healthier, and richer