Philanthropy

Where tech, politics & giving meet: CEO Nicole Taylor considers Silicon Valley’s busy intersection

Nicole Taylor has an insider’s view of philanthropic trends from her seat as the president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

Charitable donations continue to decline, down 2.1% in 2023, according to a new Giving USA report

Rebuilding Paradise: Nonprofit’s $500 ‘defensible space’ grants help cut residents’ insurance costs

Mike Pence’s foundation launches a $10 million election-year campaign to preserve Trump-era tax cuts

Post Malone and Doja Cat to headline Global Citizen Festival to mobilize young people

Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity. It’s depriving students of essential tools for their education

The lack of reliable electricity severely affects education and businesses in Nigeria. Despite abundant solar potential, high financing costs stall some 14 grid-scale solar projects needed to raise the country’s electricity capacity. (AP Video by Dan Ikpoyi. Produced by Julián Trejo Bax.)

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Six million antelope make up world’s largest land mammal migration, but poaching on rise

Displaced Palestinians in Gaza suffer from extreme poverty and hunger

Waubeka, Wisconsin -- the ‘Birthplace of Flag Day’ -- celebrates the Stars and Stripes with passion

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Community foundation takes stock with millions in Maui Strong funds still to spend

Almost a year after the Maui wildfires, half of the money from Hawaii’s largest recovery fund has been spent, with the major portion going to interim housing projects.

Swiss museum pulls down works by artists like Monet, van Gogh as origin of Nazi-looted art examined

A Swiss museum has pulled down five paintings, including a van Gogh and a Monet, after the foundation that owns them called for a deeper look at their origins following new U.S. guidelines on how to handle artworks once confiscated by the Nazis.

Here’s what to know about a stalled $237M donation to Florida A&M

It would have been the largest-ever private gift to a historically Black college or university: $237 million — far beyond Florida A&M University’s endowment.

Florida A&M, a dubious donor and $237M: The transformative HBCU gift that wasn’t what it seemed

It would have been the largest-ever private gift to a historically Black college or university: $237 million — far beyond Florida A&M University’s endowment.

At age 50, National History Day keeps pushing students to seek difficult truths through research

Middle and high school students across the United States are taking ownership of their history educations through a nonprofit that encourages young people to rigorously examine the past.

Modest needs? Charity founder accused of embezzling $2.5 million to fund lavish lifestyle

The charity was called Modest Needs but federal prosecutors who filed charges against its founder say his weren’t.

Community health centers’ new crisis: The need for backup power

The humanitarian organization Direct Relief is helping community health centers across the United States install rooftop solar and battery storage systems as they confront more frequent power outages from extreme weather and fickle grid systems.

Credit card delinquencies are rising. Here’s what to do if you’re at risk

Seriously overdue credit card debt is at the highest level in more than a decade, and people 35 and under are struggling more than other age groups to pay their bills.

Less than 2% of philanthropic giving goes to women and girls. Can Melinda French Gates change that?

For years, less than 2% of philanthropic giving in the U.S. has gone to benefit women and girls, but that could change in part thanks to new resources that Melinda French Gates has pledged in recent weeks.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pledges to donate most of his wealth

NEW YORK (AP) — The Giving Pledge announced Tuesday that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has joined its list of wealthy philanthropists committed to donating over half their fortunes.

Who is getting part of Melinda French Gates’ $1 billion in donations to support women and girls?

Melinda French Gates plans to donate $1 billion over the next two years to organizations supporting women and girls around the world.

Melinda French Gates to donate $1 billion over next 2 years in support of women’s rights

Melinda French Gates says she will be donating $1 billion over the next two years to individuals and organizations working on behalf of women and families globally, including on reproductive rights in the United States.

As Atlantic hurricane season begins, Florida community foundations prepare permanent disaster funds

As climate change makes storms more frequent and intense, Florida community foundations are looking for new ways to make sure they have resources on hand to support the public before, during and after a disaster.

Rio de Janeiro bay reforestation shows mangroves’ power to mitigate climate disasters

At the rear of Rio de Janeiro’s polluted Guanabara Bay, thousands of mangroves rise as tall as 13 feet, or about 4 meters, from a previously deforested area.

NBA great Dwyane Wade launches Translatable, an online community supporting transgender youth

NBA great Dwyane Wade has launched Translatable, a nonprofit online community dedicated to supporting transgender youth.

Red Nose Day 2024 fights child poverty with the ‘whimsy’ of a candy castle, monster truck and Legos

Red Nose Day has raised $370 million since 2015 to fund anti-poverty efforts. This year, Comic Relief US wants to draw donations for its campaign by encouraging childlike wonder.

$100 million for equity: MacArthur Foundation’s new big bet and mandate

The MacArthur Foundation will let loose another $100 million to a single project in the third installation of its global 100&Change competition, which for the first time requires applicants to address diversity, equity, and inclusion issues, the foundation announced Wednesday.

Anonymous gifts are common. But a climate group says a $10 million gift it got is an all-out mystery

A climate philanthropy organization, Giving Green, received a $10 million anonymous donation in April and thinks that the same donor may have given even more.

All that ‘checkout charity’ adds up. Domino’s plans $174 million from it for St. Jude hospital

The world’s top-selling pizza chain is betting big on the generosity of its customers. And they are not alone.

The larger the nonprofit, the more likely it is run by a white man, says new Candid diversity report

White men are most likely to lead the largest, best-funded nonprofits, while women of color tend to lead the organizations with the fewest financial resources, according to a study from the nonprofit data research organization Candid released Thursday.

As Melinda French Gates leaves the Gates Foundation, many hope she’ll double down on gender equity

Melinda French Gates is already one of the biggest philanthropic supporters of gender equity in the United States.

New Builders initiative looks to fight polarization by encouraging collaboration and alliances

A coalition that includes entrepreneur and philanthropist Daniel Lubetzky, actor Liev Schreiber, journalist Katie Couric, and director of the Muhammad Ali Center Lonnie Ali announced Tuesday that it would launch Builders, a nonprofit global initiative aimed at reducing polarization while encouraging

Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates

Melinda French Gates announced Monday that she will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

James Simons, mathematician, philanthropist and hedge fund founder, has died

James “Jim” Simons, a renowned mathematician and pioneering investor who built a fortune on Wall Street and then became one of the nation’s biggest philanthropists, has died at age 86.

Friends, former hostages praise Terry Anderson, AP reporter and philanthropist, at memorial service

Fellow former hostages, family and coworkers celebrated the life of journalist and philanthropist Terry Anderson.

The $230 billion donor-advised fund industry gets an IRS hearing

Congress and the Biden administration are considering what, if anything, should be done to tighten restrictions on donor-advised funds, an increasingly popular way for donors to set aside money to spend on charitable causes.

Luis Miranda Jr. reflects on giving, the arts and his son Lin-Manuel in the new memoir ‘Relentless’

Long before his son Lin-Manuel’s Tony Award-winning musical “Hamilton” brought his family international recognition and unexpected fortune, Luis A.

Nonprofit Chicago production house Invisible Institute wins 2 Pulitzer Prizes

A nonprofit Chicago journalism production company has won two Pulitzer Prizes for local and audio reporting.

How Rita Moreno uses honors like an upcoming public television award to further her philanthropy

Rita Moreno says it was always in her nature to be generous – to hold doors for people and help lighten a mother’s load if she was struggling with shopping bags and children.

$400 million boost in federal funds for security at places of worship

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has announced a $400 million increase in federal funding for security in houses of worship.

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