The 990 data infrastructure project aims to make it easier to access and analyze large sets of nonprofit data.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
By putting the stories of young people front and center, the small public-interest law firm has been a “leading light” in the climate litigation field.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Foundation Giving May Rise Slightly in 2023 as Assets Overcome Recent Slump
Grant makers’ assets are estimated to have increased almost 8 percent during the first half of 2023 as global stock markets recovered from a tough 2022, according to a new report.
By Yesica Balderrama
Contributor
A Nonprofit’s Expensive Road to Inexpensive Birth Control
Medicines360 developed a low-cost hormonal IUD but encountered challenges from the tax code, FDA regulations, and Medicare and Medicaid programs. It also spent $82 million.
By Sono Motoyama
Contributor
How Philanthropy Is Helping Cities Adapt to Extreme Heat
Foundations are supporting efforts to reduce the impact of climate change and to hire chief heat officers. Plus: See our August cover story on how nonprofits are confronting their own climate perils.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Foundations Seek to Advance A.I. for Good — and Also Protect the World From Its Threats
Some foundations are betting on the potential of artificial intelligence to solve climate-change problems and develop life-saving drugs. Others are backing nonprofits alarmed by A.I.’s possible threats to civil society and world stability.
By Kay Dervishi
Contributor
Silicon Valley’s biggest names are backing new ways to organize and fund science research. Some worry their experiments signal a “move fast and break things” approach.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Foundation Funding for LGBTQ Advocacy: Where the Money Goes — and Where It Comes From
Grant making has surged after a long period of small ups and downs.
By Yesica Balderrama
Contributor
Seeking to Curb Racial Bias in Medicine, Doris Duke Fund Awards $10 Million to Health Groups
The grants come amid a reckoning about the use of race in clinical algorithms and a broader push in philanthropy to promote equity in medical research.
By Kay Dervishi
Contributor
Apple Doubles to $200 Million Its Support for Racial Equity
Half the money is in the form of philanthropy grants; the other half in investments focused on equity.
By Kay Dervishi
Contributor