As psychedelics near FDA approval, donors rush to fund the next frontier
Individuals and some foundations are pouring millions into research, veteran access, advocacy, and health-system readiness.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
‘We feel that we were used’: Nonprofits after Chan Zuckerberg dropped social advocacy
A year after CZI ended social advocacy grants, nonprofits share lessons on funding loss, budget gaps, and surviving donor shifts.
By Byard Duncan
Contributor
Funders want to help boys and men — again. Will they stick around this time?
Richard Reeves is betting a slow-burn strategy — not a crisis pitch — can build the lasting infrastructure the last Obama-era wave never did.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
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
How DC Central Kitchen Keeps Expanding While Other Nonprofits Shrink
For nearly four decades, the nonprofit has turned food into a tool for economic mobility — training thousands for careers, feeding up to 17,000 people daily, and building a model nonprofits nationwide now look to replicate.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
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
A $100M Fund for Black-Led Groups Fell Flat. That Didn’t Stop the Momentum.
When the money didn’t materialize, the group managing the fund turned to locals for donations and has worked to strengthen Baltimore’s Black-led groups.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
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
This Nonprofit Whispers in Hollywood’s Ear About Polarization. They Hope You Tune In.
Bridge Entertainment Labs aims to be the entertainment consultancy for the bridge-building field.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
The Charity That Imports Charities
How the GreenLight Fund scales anti-poverty work one city at a time.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor