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Stephen King, wife pledge $3M to Maine library
Stephen King and his wife have agreed to pay $3 million to overhaul their century-old hometown library in Maine, as long as $6 million is raised from ...
NY high school raises $489K with marathon dance
The 710 students from South Glens Falls High School danced for more than a day: Conga lines, "Gangnam Style," giddy-ups, hand jives and the Harlem ...
Livestrong Foundation charts post-Armstrong course
Leaders of the cancer charity founded by Lance Armstrong struck a determined, sometimes defiant tone on Thursday as they declared the organization ...
Bloomberg donating $100M to help fight polio
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has pledged $100 million to help the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and others to fight polio around the world.
Linda Lavin sings at pulmonary fibrosis benefit
Tony Award winners Linda Lavin and Debbie Gravitte teamed up to sing "You've Got Possibilities" and "Mr. Monotony" during the third annual concert to ...
Stanford University is 1st college to raise $1B
Stanford University has set a new record for college fundraising, becoming the first school to collect more than $1 billion in a single year, ...
Linda Lavin headlines pulmonary fibrosis benefit
Tony Award winners Linda Lavin and Debbie Gravitte are headlining the third annual concert to benefit the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. The event set ...
SD museum with rare instruments seeks $15M revamp
Grammy-winning fingerpicking guitarist Pat Donohue thinks a South Dakota college town of about 10,000 is an unlikely place for a wide-ranging ...
UN: No funds yet for Syrian refugees
The U.N. refugee agency says it has not yet received the funds recently pledged for Syrian refugees and is struggling to help rising numbers fleeing ...
Bartender, I'll have another ... for charity
Call it benevolence through beer, donating via daiquiri or generosity by gin and tonic. A new Houston bar is offering its customers not just a relaxed ...
Texas athletics mired in unusually difficult times
Texas, the behemoth of the Big 12, is in a serious funk. The wealthiest athletic program in the country, the one with its own television network and ...
Charity set up after RI fire has had modest effect
Months after they were sentenced for a 2003 fire at their Rhode Island nightclub that killed 100 people, Jeffrey and Michael Derderian set up a ...
New rules aim to get rid of junk foods in schools
Most candy, high-calorie drinks and greasy meals could soon be on a food blacklist in the nation's schools. For the first time, the government is ...
UN seeks major aid boost for Syrian 'catastrophe'
International aid officials are framing their latest gathering on Syria's humanitarian crises in terms not seen in the region since the height of the ...
Ke$ha: The all-American girl at charity concert
Ke$ha is an all-American girl — or at least she was following Inauguration Day at a concert Monday night. The pop singer sported a bright red suit, ...
Club fire charity to Great White singer: No thanks
A foundation working to build a permanent memorial at the site of a deadly 2003 nightclub fire caused by a band's pyrotechnics has asked the lead ...
John Mayer organizes, sings at benefit concert
John Mayer performed at his first concert in nearly two years, a fundraiser he helped organize to benefit firefighters that helped save his home and ...
Charities worry new tax law will reduce donations
Charities and nonprofit organizations are worried that new limits on tax deductions for high earners will hurt donations just as charitable giving is ...
Embattled cancer agency's donor list revealed
Major pharmaceutical firms and individuals linked to companies that have benefited from a $3 billion cancer-fighting Texas agency under criminal ...
Jon Stewart to host Grammy's MusiCares tribute
Jon Stewart is hosting the MusiCares salute to Bruce Springsteen. The Recording Academy also announced Wednesday that Elton John, Neil Young, Mumford ...
Money from Sandy relief concert being put to work
Some of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll were on the bill for the nationally televised "12-12-12" concert benefiting victims of Superstorm Sandy, ...
Haitian president to sing with Julio Iglesias
Haiti's singer-turned-president is returning to the international stage. President Michel Martelly will sing two songs with Spanish singer Julio ...
Nonprofit tech innovators inspire new philanthropy
Scott Harrison knows his charity has funded nearly 7,000 clean water projects in some of the poorest areas of the world in the past six years.
NYC Marathon runners can get refund of entry fee
New York City Marathon runners can receive a refund of their entry fee after this year's race was canceled because of Superstorm Sandy. When the event ...