Fears of Authoritarianism Destroying Your Mental Health? A Community-Minded Solution Could Help
The answers to nonprofit leaders’ pervasive anxiety could be found in an African approach to healing.
By Cora Daniels
Contributor
Could a $5-a-Year Campaign Replace Federal Funding?
One leader’s idea to bring new funding to the arts and why it could be a model for other fields facing government cuts.
By Brett Egan
Contributor
McDowell County, Birthplace of Food Stamps, Faces a Disappearing Safety Net
Many of the West Virginia county’s 17,000 residents rely on federal programs to get by. Trump administration cuts could deepen poverty.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Bipartisan Support Helps Foundations Avoid Tax Increase in New Trump Legislation
Two Republican senators and a broad bipartisan coalition of funders and nonprofits prevented a 600% increase in taxes levied on the endowments of the largest private foundations.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
IRS Opens Door for Churches to Endorse Political Candidates
Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, the Internal Revenue Service said in a recent filing.
By Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer
Contributor
How the Tax Bill Could Change Giving and Donor Behavior
Even if the megabill boosts charitable giving, nonprofits providing social services are likely to find themselves financially squeezed, an economist says.
By Daniel Hungerman
Contributor
A $200 Million Endowment Focused on Black Americans Is Taking Shape
The Black Freedom Fund has raised $100 million — and plans to double that amount — in a rare effort to build a Black-led endowment.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Former Librarian of Congress, Fired by Trump, Vows to Improve Public Information in New Mellon Role
Her new position as a senior fellow at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation places her back at the center of the very debates over American culture that surrounded her dismissal.
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press
After Avoiding New Taxes, Here’s How Philanthropy Can Prepare for the Right’s Next Attacks
To survive future scrutiny, foundations need to reform how and where they give.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Billions in New Taxes on Private Foundations — What’s Next?
The Senate removed the sharply escalating taxes in the measure approved on Tuesday, but foundations worry they could still re-emerge in the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor