Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Charity

Kennedy Center Looking for New Leader as Billionaire David Rubenstein Announces Exit, Buys Baltimore Orioles

The Kennedy Center is looking for a new CEO. Billionaire David Rubenstein, whose name and imprimatur is on the Center, the Washington Monument, and many...

Exclusive: Bon Jovi Reunion Coming As Richie Sambora Will Be Special Guest at Grammy Charity Dinner Next Week

I'm hearing chatter that a possible Bon Jovi reunion may be possible very shortly. A little update: I've confirmed that Sambora will be present at...

5 Big Reasons Meghan Markle Could Make a Surprise Appearance on Sunday’s Golden Globes, Starting with Oprah

Could Meghan Markle be headed to the Golden Globes? If the Globes could pull off a Markle appearance, the probability of big ratings would be...

End of Year Giving: Musicares, Safer Country, Rainforest Foundation, Elton John, Project ALS Lead the Way

Three days left to write checks for good causes. We have a lot of favorite causes. Top of the list is Safer Country, which I...

Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation Ended 2022 MINUS $675K, Down $11 Mil in Donations, UP $500K in Salaries

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Archewell Foundation skidded off the tracks in 2022. According to Archewell's Form 990, the not for profit's contributions fell by...

Weekend Worrier: Notes from the New York Scene and Beyond Charities, Farewells, Triumphs

This is what gossip columns used to be like when they were in the paper... The charity circuit is hot as ever, and we get...

Stars Turn Out for Project ALS 25th: Ben Stiller & Christine Taylor Do Stiller & Meara, Rob Morrow Goes All Sinatra

Who knew Rob Morrow could sing Frank Sinatra's "Summer Wind"? And very well? We found last night when Rob -- star of "Northern Exposure," the...

Exclusive: Will Smith’s Charitable Foundation Spent $5,250 on A Journalist in 2021, Cut Donations by Two Thirds in 2022 After Chris Rock Oscar Slap...

I've looked at a lot of expense reports from charitable foundations in my time. There are no end of strange line items. But this one...