By Rachael Chong (Fast Company) – Bill Ackman is very wealthy. He’s trying to put that wealth to good use not through charity, but through investing it in high-impact organizations. The trick is finding the ones that both give returns and make a difference.
By Alexander Stein (FastCompany) – As part of our series on generosity in business, we’re looking at some of the financial wizards who are using their skills and assets to give back to society in the most impressive and inspiring ways.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The Pershing Square Foundation today announced a $1 million grant to support the Innocence Project’s shift toward having wider systemic impact on criminal justice policy at the federal and state level. The grant, the largest in the organization’s history, will support the Innocence Project’s state-based policy advocacy as … Continued
By Theresa Agovino (Crain’s New York Business) – The Innocence Project received a $1 million donation—its largest ever—from the Pershing Square Foundation.
By Julia La Roche (Business Insider) – Hedge fund titan Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management and the Pershing Square Foundation helped do something truly remarkable this past Saturday.
By Mitch Nauffts (Philanthropy News Digest) – Some of Bill Ackman’s earliest memories “include my father’s exhortations about how important it is to give back.” That disclosure is included in the “pledge” letter Ackman wrote on joining the Giving Pledge campaign earlier this year.
NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Pershing Square Foundation today announced a $10 million grant over the next five years to Human Rights Watch to support its strategic plan for expansion – its Global Challenge Campaign – and initiatives within its Africa and Women’s Rights Divisions.
By Patrick Cole (Bloomberg Business Week) Bill Ackman, chief executive officer of Pershing Square Capital Management LP, and his wife, Karen, have pledged $10 million to the New York-based Human Rights Watch Inc.
NEW YORK, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Citi CEO Vikram Pandit honored, international star Josh Groban announced as music headliner Boys & Girls Harbor is proud to celebrate 75 years of educating children and supporting Harlem at its annual Salute to Achievement on June 7, 2012.
College-Readiness Program to Utilize Funds to Support Current and Future Student Growth April 11, 2012, New York, NY – Minds Matter National, Inc. continues to increase its efforts to prepare low-income students for greater success with a grant of $375,000 from The Pershing Square Foundation. The three-year commitment will match funds that Minds Matter will … Continued