Category Archives: Philanthropy

Hedge Fund Donates $1 Million to Japan Relief

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund giant Man Group has made an immediate $1 million commitment via its Charitable Trust to relief efforts in Japan. “We have all witnessed through TV coverage the scenes of devastation in Japan after the […]

Hedge Fund Industry Donates Close to $2 million at NY Gala

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge Funds Care announced that hedge fund industry participants donated nearly $2 million at the charity’s 13th Annual Hedge Funds Care New York Open Your Heart to the Children Benefit. The gala, which drew together approximately […]

NY Knicks: Hedge Fund vs. Private Equity All-Star Game

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Over 100 leaders from the Wall Street community are planning to join New York Knicks legends, corporate sponsors, and high school students for an exciting charity basketball tournament hosted by Youth, I.N.C. (Improving Nonprofits for Children). […]

Hedge Funds Care 2nd South Florida Benefit

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge Funds Care is holding it’s 2nd South Florida Benefit for Hedge Funds Care on Dec. 2nd, 2010, the first night of Art Basel, Miami Beach. “The first annual South Florida Benefit was one of the […]

London Hedge Fund Manager Donates $32 Million To Sustainable Energy

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund manager David Harding has given a £20 million ($32.1 million) grant to a Cambridge University physics lab, according to Cambridge News. “Cambridge has a slogan: ‘The Freedom to Discover’ and I am hoping I can give […]

Hedge Funds Care Raises $100K at 1st Annual Stamford Grand Prix Event

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge Funds Care helped to raise around $10,000 for child abuse treatment and prevention at a three-hour go-kart race on Sunday, CtPost.com reports. Hedge fund managers, high-net worth individuals and bankers sponsored 30 teams with names […]

Hedge Fund Magnate Donates $100 Million To Human Rights Watch

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Billionaire hedge fund magnate George Soros is giving $100 million to the NY based Human Rights Watch (HRW), according to UK newspaper The Guardian. The donation is the largest in HRW’s history, and the charity plans to […]

Hedge Funds Care Golf Tournament Raises Over $170,000

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge Funds Care’s 3rd Annual East Coast Golf Tournament raised a record of over $170,000 for the support of the charity’s grantees. “With over 30 foursomes participating in this year’s tournament, the turn out of the […]

Hedge Fund Association To Sponsor AT&T Cycling Championship

New York (HedgeCo.net) – The AT&T USA Cycling Professional Criterium National Championship at the Glencoe Grand Prix is being sponsored this year by The Hedge Fund Association, a not-for-profit international educational and philanthropic group. The race will be be held […]

Green Brooklyn Building: Hedge Funds for Habitat – NYC

New York (HedgeCo.net) – The initiative by the hedge fund community, Hedge Funds for Habitat-NYC is hosting a volunteer day on April 2nd. For a minimum contribution of $500, members of the alternative investment community are invited to join their […]