Michael Kavate

Thomas Peterffy has an $80 billion-plus fortune, but a modest philanthropic record. While his children run a foundation, the generations may not exactly see eye to eye.

Despite a fortune one estimate puts at nearly $60 billion, John Tu has a limited philanthropic record. But some recent big gifts from his wife, Mary, may be a sign of things to come.

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It’s been hard to track climate philanthropy during the past 18 months. Here’s what I learned from a dozen-plus conversations with green groups at the Skoll World Forum.

Billionaire influence could be found everywhere at this year’s Skoll World Forum, but for all that, there was little talk of their growing power.

Billionaire-backed operations now account for half of America’s top 25 largest foundations, according to a new Candid analysis created for IP.

Donor-advised fund awards are famously non-transparent, but only a few people on earth can make a $30-million-plus donation. Here’s what DAF megatransfers reveal.

In our recent review of major DAF gifts over $30 million, awards apparently from the celebrated megadonor jumped out.

Michael Kavate continues his dive into the numbers behind the billionaire giving boom, surfacing some telling statistics and some surprising ones.

The billionaire has set up four separate foundations within her Pivotal network, which is quite rare, even among megadonors. Why?