Investing in the public benefit(anthropic.com)
31 points by surprisetalk | 33 comments
Anthropic announcement post titled "Investing in the public benefit," apparently about a public benefit fund initiative.
#philanthropy on Hacker News
13 stories tagged philanthropy, newest first.
Elon Musk's foundation is opaque, miserly and self-serving(economist.com)
12 points by kensai | 2 comments
An Economist business article arguing that Elon Musk's charitable foundation is opaque, gives away little, and serves Musk's own interests.
Simons Foundation launches $15M effort to help mathematicians navigate AI era(simonsfoundation.org)
230 points by aaraujo002 | 184 comments
Simons Foundation news release announcing a $15 million initiative to help mathematicians use AI tools and adapt to changes in the field.
Tell HN: I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years
687 points by lukehandcool | 211 comments
A Tell HN post about a person who has funded a rural Tanzanian girl's education for ten years and now runs a small 501(c)(3), the Tanzania Education Project.
The evolution of effective altruism(economist.com)
53 points by bazzmt | 106 comments
An Economist article on the evolution of effective altruism and how the movement spread; the captured page shows an access-restricted block instead of the article.
Carnegie Mellon University Announces Historic $3B Gift from Ken Griffin(cmu.edu)
27 points by Guyadou | 22 comments
Carnegie Mellon University news announcement of a $3 billion gift from Citadel founder Ken Griffin, described as pioneering a new model.
ArXiv receives multiyear commitments to support it as an independent nonprofit(blog.arxiv.org)
292 points by JohnHammersley | 38 comments
arXiv blog post announcing $17.2 million in multiyear philanthropic commitments from Simons Foundation International, XTX Markets, and Siegel Family Endowment to support its launch as an independent nonprofit.
Dolly Parton has died(theguardian.com)
1464 points by helsinkiandrew | 222 comments
Guardian obituary news article reporting that Dolly Parton, country singer, actor and philanthropist, has died aged 80.
The founder of Craigslist has given away half a billion dollars(independent.co.uk)
325 points by Tomte | 249 comments
Independent article profiling Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, who has given away half a billion dollars, and his concerns about billionaires attacking philanthropy.
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Warren Buffett's final shareholder letter [pdf](berkshirehathaway.com)
320 points by philip1209 | 137 comments
Berkshire Hathaway news release announcing Warren Buffett's share donations to family foundations, followed by his letter to shareholders saying he is "going quiet."
My new deadline: 20 years to give away virtually all my wealth(gatesnotes.com)
487 points by nrvn | 509 comments
Bill Gates's GatesNotes post announcing he plans to give away virtually all his wealth over the next 20 years via the Gates Foundation.
I decided to pay off a school’s lunch debt(huffpost.com)
438 points by dredmorbius | 551 comments
A HuffPost Personal essay by DJ Bracken about deciding to pay off a school's student lunch debt and what happened afterward.
New York medical school eliminates tuition after $1B gift(bbc.com)
411 points by verve_rat | 251 comments
BBC News article reporting that a New York medical school is eliminating tuition after receiving a $1 billion gift.