ALS Research Gets $20 Million Windfall From Businessman Who Lost Wife to the Disease
Plus, Project Healthy Minds, the Trevor Project, and the University of Montana received big gifts to support mental health services, advocacy, and youth in crisis.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
A New Year’s Resolution for the Wealthy: Take a Sabbatical From Getting Richer
By donating any wealth accumulated after January 1, people of means can help others and enrich their own lives.
By Garrett Neiman and Otis Pitney
How Trump Could Target Nonprofits — and How to Protect Yours
Expect donors and organizations to be attacked by name, harassed and threatened online, and investigated on questionable grounds, says the author. Here’s how groups can defend themselves.
By Mike Berkowitz
Contributor
Funds for the Newest New Yorkers Award First Grants to Aid Immigrants
Also, the Lilly Endowment granted $95 million to strengthen the leadership of Christian churches in rural areas and small towns, and the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation gave $8.1 million for historic sites on Long Island.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Left Behind Enduring Nonprofits as Part of Their Legacy of Giving Back
The couple established the Carter Center in 1982 and nurtured a relationship with Habitat for Humanity.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Washington U. Gets $50 Million Boost for Neurosurgery
Plus, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center received two major gifts in recent weeks, and Stillman College landed an endowment gift from its namesake’s great-grandson.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Jimmy Carter’s Legacy as a Champion of Peace, Public Health, and Affordable Housing
In his post-presidency, the Georgia native helped build the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity into nonprofit powerhouses.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
MacKenzie Scott Reports $2 Billion in Gifts, Signals Changes in Her Philanthropy
The maverick philanthropist, who donated to 199 organizations in 2024, is breaking some of her giving patterns and moving her investments into alignment with her social-impact goals.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Boom, Bust, Layoff? Democracy Groups Race to Shore Up Funding
Support typically drops off after elections, even though the work goes on year-round. Will that change this time?
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press
Lilly Endowment Awards Big Grants for Bioscience Research and Youth Development
Also, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation gave $73.5 million to use A.I. to address pressing global issues, and three foundations committed major grants to enhance local journalism.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
MacKenzie Scott Gives Rare Third Gift to Medical Debt Relief Group
The billionaire philanthropist has donated a total of $130 million to Undue Medical Debt as anger swells over high health-care costs.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
5 Conservative Proposals That Could Reshape Philanthropy — and How to Prepare
Republican lawmakers are committed to nonprofit reform in 2025. That could spell challenges for the field.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Billion-Dollar Donations Lead the Year’s Biggest Gifts
Financial aid, especially for medical school students, got the most money, followed by gifts to private foundations and for medical research and treatment.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mass. General Lands $100 Million for New Cancer Center
Plus, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra received a $50 million windfall from board member Helen Zell, and aspiring librarians will benefit from a $25 million gift to the American Library Association for scholarships.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Corporations and Higher Ed Are Backtracking on DEI. Will Foundations Fold?
As companies and universities back away from DEI policies, grant makers that focus on racial equity are bracing for litigation.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
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