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FTX’s Collapse Casts a Pall on ‘Effective Altruism’ Movement

Sam Bankman-Fried, the chief executive of the embattled cryptocurrency exchange, was a proponent and donor of the “effective altruism” movement.

Families of Boeing Crash Victims Can Challenge U.S. Settlement, Judge Rules

He said passengers killed on two 737 Max flights were crime victims, siding with relatives who objected to a deal that spared Boeing from a...

How a Scottish Moral Philosopher Got Elon Musk’s Number

In a few short years, effective altruism has become the giving philosophy for many Silicon Valley programmers, hedge funders and even tech billionaires.

Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Return to Center Stage. Their Own.

After going dark during Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, the Clinton Global Initiative is back.

Gates Foundation Adds $20 Billion to Its Coffers

The organization, still run by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, will eventually spend $9 billion a year, up from $6 billion, on causes like...

Gates Foundation Adds $20 Billion to Its Coffers

The organization, still run by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, will eventually spend $9 billion a year, up from $6 billion, on causes like...

After raising $90 million in 2020, Black Lives Matter group now has $42 million in assets.

The organization offered the first official accounting of its finances recently, disclosing a filing to the I.R.S.

Who Is on the New Gates Foundation Board?

In the wake of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates’s divorce, their foundation welcomes members to its new governing board.

Elon Musk’s Latest Innovation: Troll Philanthropy

Some very wealthy people give their money away in an attempt to burnish their reputations. Not the Tesla C.E.O.

Jeff Bezos Donates $100 Million to the Obama Foundation

The gift was the largest yet for the Obama Foundation and was one in a series of splashy donations by Mr. Bezos, one of the...