philanthropist
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A philanthropist or employer may decide to donate to the accounts at any time, meaning the child could get an unexpected contribution.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
“It’s never too late to get it right,” said Maggie Davis, an 83-year-old philanthropist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, Crossley House, which was built in 1912 as a memorial to industrialist and philanthropist Sir William Crossley, was a "rare and important survivor" whose architecture and innovative construction made it nationally significant, they said.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
If even a high-profile billionaire global philanthropist is in the dark, what does that mean for the billions of women with less than a fraction of her resources?
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Farmer and Goldfarb flew to New York for an emergency meeting with Soros and asked the philanthropist for more funding for Russia.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
In 2025, Spiegel was among business leaders and philanthropists who helped form the Department of Angels, a group that aims to help L.A.’s fire recovery efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
There’s a “50-state challenge” for philanthropists to donate to the accounts, Bessent said earlier this year.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
Ted Turner created CNN in 1980, revolutionizing the way America, and the world, got their news, and then went on to become one of the most prominent business leaders and philanthropists of his era.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Still, “the more traditional families are smaller and being presented with greater and greater needs,” Olatoye said, adding that the city needs to diversify the types of philanthropists investing in its downtown recovery efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Lawrence had spent a difficult year cadging money from philanthropists and foundations for a proton accelerator, the purpose of which had to be explained to them in the abstract terms of basic science.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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