Gender pay gap growing at largest nonprofits
Female executives are gaining ground at small charities but losing it at the biggest ones.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
The Gilded Age millionaire who helped make milk safe through ‘retail giving’
Nathan Straus’s efforts were mundane and not well known today, but they accomplished a lot and had far-reaching effects.
By Leslie Lenkowsky
The Conversation
OpenAI Foundation pledges $100 million for medical care
The organization also launched a new department to use advanced AI to help nonprofits solve challenges around the world.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How Code.org is reinventing itself for the age of AI
The group notched huge wins for a decade before AI changed everything about computer science. Now the group has a new leader and a new name and is rethinking much of its work.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Trump administration group allegedly misdirected donors from bipartisan charity
A report by House Democrats alleges Freedom 250 misdirected donors from the similar sounding America250.
By Sarah Webber
The Conversation
Foundations look to new leaders to tell their story in a time of skepticism
Instead of staying in the "back office" new foundation leaders are called upon to take a more visible public role.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
The financial dilemma that wound up helping U.S. churches thrive
The separation of church and state was an engine for the extraordinary growth of philanthropy, which played an important role in fueling American churches’ growth and innovation.
By Thomas Adam
The Conversation
A N.J. powerbroker’s redemption: George Norcross gives $100 million
Plus, Nvidia founder Jen-Hsun Huang gave $75 million to back an art and design college, and MacKenzie Scott gave $20 million for youth mental-health programs
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mysterious $10 Billion Crypto DAF Barred in Georgia, Appears to Re-Emerge in Wyoming
Fraudulent charities often shop for states with lax jurisdiction. A crypto-based donor-advised fund appears to have done that after Georgia authorities shut it down.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Federal Grants to Everyday Charities Fell 38% in Trump’s First Months
The analysis strips out hospitals, universities, and spending sprees on rural electric cooperative and clean-energy projects.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor