O’Donnell Foundation Awards $60 Million to Dallas County Promise
Also, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation gave $9 million for research in organelle communication and membrane biophysics, and the LibertyMutual Foundation named the first recipients of its Impact Driven Collaboration grants.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Climate Giving Grew by 20% Last Year, but Emission Goals Are Still Out of Reach
Foundation giving to climate-related efforts has almost tripled since 2019, according to a new report from the ClimateWorks Foundation.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Soros’s Open Society Foundations Say They Remain Focused on Human Rights
The grant maker underwent a major internal reorganization over the past three years, winding down its global public health program and diminishing its programs in the European Union.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
From the Big Grant to Individual Donations: Baltimore Banner Finds Its Fundraising
The Baltimore Banner wants to attract more individual donors. Asking donors to host events where their friends and colleagues can learn about the organization has helped.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
A Nonprofit Uses Exercise to Build Community and Help People Stay Sober
Founded in 2006, the organization has served more than 500,000 people. Its goal is to reach 10 million in the next five years.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Threats to Nonprofits — and an Opportunity — on Capitol Hill in 2025
A new incentive for giving is one bright spot on a congressional slate filled with peril for philanthropy.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Charities Look Inward After the Election but Are Ready to Fight
Many nonprofits prepare for the resistance even as they confront their own role in Trump’s victory.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Former Chicago Bulls Executive Gives Alma Mater $18 Million
Plus, Vanderbilt’s law school received $10 million to back the study of how law and policy shape women’s experiences and opportunities.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
DAFs, Wall Street, and the Changing Culture of Giving
Altruism is losing ground to greed and self-interest as donations increasingly get structured as personal investments, a new report argues.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Can a Scrappy One-Person Nonprofit Transform in Time?
A tiny anti-gambling group is up against one of the country’s fastest growing industries. It’s trying to grow fast before the odds get even worse.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor