Ade Adeniji

Los Angeles, New York

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How Fashion Mogul Tory Burch Boosts Fellow Women Entrepreneurs

1 week ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Ade Adeniji

TBF founder Tory Burch (right) and TBF president Tiffany Dufu (left). Credit: Tory Burch FoundationFor the sartorially sophisticated among us — including, hopefully, yours truly at times — Tory Burch is a staple in fashion, offering a suite of women’s dresses, designer shoes, handbags and accessories. The woman behind the brand, fashion designer and entrepreneur Tory Burch, launched her first store in 2004 in Manhattan’s Nolita neighborhood.
Barbara Hostetter on the Barr Foundation’s Growth and Evolution

1 week ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Ade Adeniji

Barbara and Amos Hostetter. Credit: Barr FoundationThe Barr Foundation is one of the largest foundations in Massachusetts, with nearly $3 billion in assets and giving that tends to prioritize its home region but also extends nationwide. Now over 25 years old, the foundation makes grants that range across its three main focus areas: arts and creativity, climate and education.
Inside the Giving of Carol Colburn Grigor and Her Music-Loving Family

2 weeks ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Ade Adeniji

Carol Colburn Grigor. Credit: Colburn FoundationSome major arts patrons aren’t just arts lovers but actual practitioners who, maybe in an alternate timeline, would be known more for their canvases and chords than their fortunes and business empires. What if Bruce Kovner stuck with being a Juilliard musician moonlighting as a New York City cabbie instead of becoming a hedge fund billionaire who could give millions to the legendary arts institution?
Inside the Giving of Carol Colburn Grigor and Her Music-Loving Family

2 weeks ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Ade Adeniji

Carol Colburn Grigor. Credit: Colburn FoundationSome major arts patrons aren’t just arts lovers but actual practitioners who, maybe in an alternate timeline, would be known more for their canvases and chords than their fortunes and business empires. What if Bruce Kovner stuck with being a Juilliard musician moonlighting as a New York City cabbie instead of becoming a hedge fund billionaire who could give millions to the legendary arts institution?
Inside the Max and Marjorie Fisher Foundation’s Multigenerational Giving

3 weeks ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Ade Adeniji

Some of the foundation's work focuses on its home city of Detroit. Credit: BobNoah/ShutterstockBorn in 1908 in Pittsburgh to Russian Jewish immigrants who passed through Ellis Island, Max Fisher grew up in Ohio, ended up at Ohio State on a football scholarship, and then headed to Detroit to work in the refinery oil business. He went on to found Aurora Gasoline, among the largest independent oil companies in the Midwest, operating nearly 700 Speedway gas stations.
Early Amazon Wealth Powers Liesl and Jeff Wilke’s Giving for Lyme Disease, Education and More

4 weeks ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Ade Adeniji

Many early dot-com boom winners have gone on to use their enormous financial gains to make their mark on philanthropy. That includes major billionaire founders we’ve all heard of, but also extends to early employees and investors who got in at the ground floor. For example, there’s Nick Hanauer, the first nonfamily investor in Amazon, and Rao Remala, Microsoft’s first South Asian hire, who focuses on work in India and stateside.
The Morenos: A Billionaire Latino Family Gives in Arizona and Southern California

1 month ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Ade Adeniji

Arturo “Arte” Moreno owns the Los Angeles Angels baseball franchise. Credit: Miune/ShutterstockToday, the Tuscon, Arizona-born businessman Arturo “Arte” Moreno, 78, is among the richest Latinos in the United States. Coming from humble beginnings, he was drafted into the U.S. Army in the 1960s and served a stint in Vietnam. Upon his return, he attended University of Arizona and then started working sales for a local billboard company.
A Former NFL Player Started an Environmental Education School. How’s That Going?

1 month ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Ade Adeniji

Robert Golden with a Golden Charter Academy student at Monarch Waystation. Credit: Golden Charter AcademyRobert Golden, 34, played college football at the University of Arizona before being signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2012. As a football safety, he earned more than $6 million in salary with the Steelers over six years, before a short stint with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Edward C. Johnson Fund

1 month ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Ade Adeniji

OVERVIEW: The Edward C. Johnson Fund is one of several philanthropic organizations of the Johnson family. It supports arts and culture, historic preservation, conservation, and health in Boston and elsewhere in New England. IP TAKE: Now that Edward Johnson has stepped away from Fidelity, there is an opportunity for a greater focus on philanthropy. Johnson’s philanthropy remains largely close to home, but he does support charities throughout the country through Fidelity’s charitable arm.
Karp Family Foundation

1 month ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Ade Adeniji

OVERVIEW: The Karp Family Foundation supports health, education, youth, human services, arts and culture, and Jewish causes in the Boston area. IP TAKE: This place-based funder is a modest Boston family foundation that keeps below the radar. Without a website or other visible signs of grantmaking strategies to guide grantseekers, this funder lacks transparency.