Foundations Rush to Support ‘AI Proof’ Jobs in the Trades
With an older generation of skilled workers retiring, foundations have committed more than a half billion dollars to train their replacements.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Cleveland Browns Owners Give U. of Tennessee $130 Million
Other big donors also favored higher ed with eight- and nine-figure gifts to Drexel, Amherst, and UVA.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Buffett Postpones Annual Gift to Gates Foundation
The delay, pending a review of the foundation’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein, renews focus on how Buffett’s fortune will be spent.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Aid Is On the Way After Venezuela’s Earthquakes, but It’s Not Clear How Quickly
Serious damage to airports, hospitals, and other essential infrastructure is impeding the delivery of aid.
By Dulce Suarez
The Conversation
Nonprofit Leaders Have Some Blunt Advice for Their Funders
The James Irvine Foundation asked five veteran nonprofit leaders what philanthropy gets wrong. They didn’t hold back.
By Cindy Downing
Contributor
How Is Fundraising Going in 2026? Signals Are Mixed.
Some nonprofits say strong giving is continuing, but many express concern about inflation, economic uncertainty, and the potential impact of the midterm elections.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Are Wealthy Donors Giving Big Again? Yes. But it’s Complicated
The political and economic turmoil that slowed big giving last year remains a factor in wealthy donors’ giving decisions today.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Can a $350 Million Gift Change AI’s Trajectory?
Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman’s mega-gift aims to develop ethically grounded AI leaders and accelerate America’s competitiveness.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
We Lost $500,000 Overnight When Roe Fell. Here’s What Saved Us.
The grants that disappeared were restricted to a single service. The giving that carried us forward trusted us to decide what came next.
By Ramsie Monk
Contributor
U.S. Giving Hits $617B. Has Great Wealth Transfer Begun?
"Giving USA" data held good news: a 3% growth in giving and a 17% surge in bequests that hints the wealth transfer has begun. But experts warn charities are becoming too reliant on a small pool of wealthy donors.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
FoodCorps Lost Its Federal Funding. A Foundation’s Bold Bet Kept It Thriving.
The leaders of FoodCorps and the Healy Foundation explain how their partnership deepened during a moment of crisis.
By Curt Ellis and Suzanne Geary
The Best Grantee Results Are Invisible. Here’s How to See Them.
Many funders have bought into trust-based philanthropy but are missing a key ingredient: showing up.
By Devontá Dickey
Contributor
Foundations Work to Counter Narratives of Fraud and Partisanship
The Council on Foundations is encouraging its members to emphasize their positive contributions to American life.
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press
Why Billionaires and Bus Riders Give Together in Jackson Hole
Old Bill’s Fun Run shifts power to everyday donors and helps Jackson’s wealthy connect with charities that meet basic needs.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Marguerite Casey Foundation Plans to Give at Least $50M Annually
The foundation is increasing its annual payout as leaders try to spur more urgent grant making throughout philanthropy — especially given what it calls the sector's "suffering" under President Donald Trump's policies.
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press
Putting the ‘Andrew’ Back in Carnegie: A New Name for the Foundation
The name change could help generate interest in Carnegie, the man, but could also fall flat at a time of simmering distrust of the ultra-wealthy and of longstanding institutions.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations