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Peter Olsen-Phillips

Database Reporter (former)
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Peter Olsen-Phillips worked with reporters and editors on the data that helped to power the editorial team’s work for The Chronicle of Philanthropy. He collected and analyzed the financial data behind some of The Chronicle’s annual reports — including surveys on nonprofit endowments, corporations’ charitable giving, and the Philanthropy 400, The Chronicle’s annual ranking of the charities that raise the most in private donations. Before joining The Chronicle, Peter covered money in politics as a reporter at the Sunlight Foundation. He is a Georgetown University graduate.

Stories by This Author

News
By Peter Olsen-Phillips August 13, 2017
Two Southeastern states have taken different directions on access: One has reined in tuition. The other state let it grow.
News
By Ben Myers, Peter Olsen-Phillips May 5, 2017
The educational attainment of members of the U.S. House of Representatives far surpasses that of America’s electorate.
Fund Raising
By Peter Olsen-Phillips January 3, 2017
A donor may have a college’s best interests at heart, but sometimes in-kind gifts are more trouble than they’re worth. After all, says one college official, “we’re not running a flea market.”
News
By Peter Olsen-Phillips November 7, 2016
The Republican candidate for president has raised a tiny fraction of the campaign donations from higher-ed employees that the previous two Republican nominees, Mitt Romney and John McCain, pulled in.
News
By Peter Olsen-Phillips August 14, 2016
Several states have turned to mandatory testing to move the needle on college enrollment. It seems to be making a difference for some underprivileged students.