With House Passage of ‘Stop Terror-Financing Bill,’ Charities Fear Being Targeted
Despite opposition from a wide range of nonprofits, lawmakers in the U.S. House passed a bill designed to give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Trump’s Victory Sparks Anguish, Elation in the Nonprofit World
Republican election triumph is seen as a game-changer for the environment, reproductive rights, immigration, and other causes.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
DeAngela Burns-Wallace, Kauffman Foundation: ‘They Are Impact Officers’
Burns-Wallace, a seasoned administrator, has bridged the foundation’s siloed programs and restructured the staff.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Joanna Jackson, Weingart Foundation: ‘We Don’t Have to Keep Doing the Routine Thing’
Jackson aims to break the top-down leadership approach and listen to the needs of nonprofits.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Sam Gill, Doris Duke Foundation: ‘Change the Idea Landscape’
As head of the New York grant maker, Gill has backed medical research, the performing arts, children’s health, and building bridges with the U.S. Muslim community.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Kara Inae Carlisle, Toya Fick, Romanita Hairston: Gen X Women of Color Leading Foundations
The CEOs of the Ford Family Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, and Murdock Charitable Trust share a lot in common
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
The New Generation of Foundation Leaders Is Younger and More Diverse
The new CEOs have risen through the nonprofit ranks, unlike their predecessors.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
A Growing Network Challenges How Charity Is Provided
True Charity, a conservative-leaning group of more than 200 nonprofits and churches devoted to poverty reduction, requires recipients to stick to a detailed work and self-sufficiency plan.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Diversity Up, Turnover Down, Wage Growth Normal at U.S. Foundations
A Council on Foundations survey finds greater racial diversity at the nation’s grant makers as well as a higher proportion of women in charge.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Who Needs a Foundation? For Melinda French Gates, a $250 Million Contest Keeps Her Philanthropy Lean
The grants will range from $1 million to $5 million and are meant to support small organizations focused on women’s mental and physical health. Lever for Change will manage the competition.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations