OpenAI Awards $40.5 Million to a Wide Range of Nonprofits
It’s the first round of grants since it rebranded its nonprofit as the OpenAI Foundation in October.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
As FEMA Falters, Philanthropy Is Forced to Step Up
Shrinking federal disaster support is prompting philanthropies to recalibrate how they plan and fund local relief, recovery, and resilience efforts.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Stop Giving Funders Tax Breaks for High Salaries, Fancy Offices
To ensure foundations contribute more to charity, Congress should target expenses — not just the payout rate.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Invisible, Essential, Ignored: Philanthropy’s Missing Asset
In today's political climate, the gritty work of creating big-tent coalitions is essential to notching wins on climate and other big issues
By Eva Hernandez
Contributor
Data to Help Donors Respond to Nonprofit Crises
Just-collected data shows which nonprofits have been hardest hit and what steps organizations are taking to respond.
Michael and Susan Dell Donate $6.25 Billion to Encourage Families to Claim ‘Trump Accounts’
The gift will operate through investment accounts set up by the U.S. Department of the Treasury that will be managed by private companies.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Stronger Together: the Benefits of Joining Nonprofit Networks
From emergency funding to encouragement, nonprofit networks help their members thrive. Here’s how to find one that will amplify your work.
By Laurie Mazur
Contributor
Denny Sanford Gives $300 Million to Build New Medical Center
With his latest donation, the philanthropist has now given Sanford Health nearly $2 billion over the years.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
MrBeast and the Rockefeller Foundation Team Up to Spark Youth Philanthropy
The venerable foundation and the 27-year-old "influencer" aim to instill young people with a concern for what they call the world's "most vulnerable" populations.
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press
MacArthur Foundation Awards $100M to Pandemic Prevention Group
The winner of the 100&Change competition is Sentinel, which creates cost-effective pathogen detection tests, monitors outbreaks in real time, and trains local scientists to carry out community-led responses.
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press
Why a Tax-Policy Expert Thinks the Giving Deadline Should Move
An April 15 deadline would give donors more time to grapple with the increasing complexity of charitable deductions, say advocates for the proposal.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Cari Tuna on Why Her Organization Will Offer Free Advice to Other Donors
It's a move that formalizes and expands the advising work she and her husband, Dustin Moskovitz, started two years ago.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Arabella Advisors Dissolves After Years of GOP-Led Investigations
The shuttering of the philanthropy advisory firm follows months of uncertainty about its future.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
SNAP Crisis Exposes Limits of Philanthropy’s Safety Net
As the longest government shutdown comes to an end, food banks remain under crushing demand. New data analysis shows most rely on contributions from individuals, not foundations, to keep shelves stocked.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Melinda French Gates Gives 80-Plus Nonprofits $250 Million Total
Most of the recipients of the Action for Women's Health challenge have not previously received funding from her organization, Pivotal, or from the Gates Foundation.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Give Fast and Make a lot of Noise: A 2026 Playbook for Big Donors
Predictions for the Year Ahead