Israel Israeli institute receives $6m from Bay Area couple Atherton residents Dr. Gladys Monroy and her husband, Larry Marks, have donated more than $6 million to establish a center for brain research at the… By Maya Mirsky Oct 10, 2017
Tech Facebook’s Sandberg launches scholarship in memory of husband Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg announced the creation of a scholarship program for low-income college students named after her late husband. The Menlo Park… By JTA Oct 6, 2017
Opinion Too many mega-donors, not enough campus activism On college campuses, Jewish groups are present but not generating needed activism. Throughout the 20th century, American Jews — particularly young Jews —… By Misha Vilenchuk Aug 15, 2017
Bay Area Stanford Chabad gets $1.3M from Taube Philanthropies Taube Philanthropies announced it has pledged a $1.3 million grant to Stanford Chabad. The funds will be used to buy a new property near the Stanford… By J. Staff Aug 3, 2017
Bay Area Grandson of Goldman philanthropy family dies in plane crash William Sachs Goldman of San Francisco, the 38-year-old grandson of prominent Bay Area philanthropists Richard and Rhoda Goldman and a popular professor… By Rob Gloster Jul 16, 2017
Bay Area Gerson Bakar, philanthropist and developer, dies at 89 As the adage goes, “If you build it, they will come.” Gerson Bakar built it. And come they did. They came to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, to… By Dan Pine Jun 13, 2017
Bay Area Tipping Point pledges $100 million to fight homelessness Daniel Lurie’s S.F.-based nonprofit organization Tipping Point Community has made big bets over the past 12 years in its quest to combat poverty.… By Max A. Cherney May 8, 2017
Education A broader vision of Jewish education What constitutes Jewish education, and what’s the best way to fund it? That’s been the central concern of the San Francisco-based Jim Joseph Foundation… By Sue Fishkoff Apr 27, 2017
Jewish Life Say yes to the... colitis fundraiser? When the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation holds its annual fundraiser on April 21, Jan Reicher will be a conspicuous attendee — not only because she’ll be… By Rob Gloster Apr 14, 2017