Obama Foundation Sees $232 Million Windfall in 2017

Top exec receives more than $800,000 in total compensation

Joe Schoffstall
November 29, 2018 5:00 AM

Contributions to President Barack Obama's foundation skyrocketed last year as the group hauled in more than $230 million, its most recent tax forms show.

Obama: I Hope to Create ‘A Million Young Barack Obamas’

David Rutz
March 26, 2018 9:46 AM

Obama Tries to Assuage ‘Concern and Trepidation’ Over Building Presidential Center in Chicago’s South Side

Obama: The problem on the South Side has not been 'too much development'

David Rutz
February 28, 2018 10:47 AM

Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday addressed feelings of "concern and trepidation" over plans to build his presidential center in the heart of Chicago's South Side, saying he believes the complex will generate economic growth.

Models for Obama Presidential Center Released

Conor Beck
January 10, 2018 12:06 PM

Obama Defends Presidential Center After It Was Panned as ‘Socially Regressive’

'Building something new is never easy'

Rachel Frommer
January 10, 2018 11:30 AM

The Obama Foundation has released statements defending its plans for the Presidential Center, in a week of heightened denunciation of the charity's intention to commandeer public park space for a construction plan that some expect will harm the local economy.