To Protect Grantees, Invest Conservatively: A Financial Strategy to Buck the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
A proposed new tax on foundation earnings should push foundations to align endowment investments with mission — and help grantees survive.
By Clara Miller and David Morse
Tens of Thousands Have Lost Nonprofit Jobs to Federal Cuts. Here Are 6 of Them
These workers — at different stages of their careers and representing various fields — illustrate the personal fallout from the federal government’s defunding of the nonprofit sector.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Congress Is Facing a Crisis of Courage. Here’s a Solution Tailor-Made for Philanthropy
To protect democracy, grant makers should fund security details for members of Congress.
By Nicole Marie Bergeron
Contributor
‘We Need to Be Strategic’: How GBH’s Leader Makes Hard Choices After Federal Funding Cuts
Susan Goldberg discusses running a nonprofit in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s attacks on PBS, among other challenges.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
‘NGOs Gone Wild’: House Republicans Target Nonprofits in Hearing
Republican lawmakers alleged a “money laundering” scheme funneling taxpayer dollars to Democratic officials. Democrats claimed the Trump administration is “weaponizing the federal government” to chill nonprofit activity and speech.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Our Funding Was Frozen by the Trump Administration. Here’s How We’re Fighting Back.
We learned that staying silent amid baseless lies and attacks only makes matters worse.
By Beth Bafford
Contributor
Two experts explain what it would take for the federal government to revoke a university’s tax-exempt status.
By Philip Hackney and Brian Mittendorf
Why Philanthropy Should Help Build a Better State Department
Decades of global philanthropic aid missed the mark. It’s time for a new strategy.
By Dan Spokojny
Contributor
As the Tax Bill Heads to the Senate, Here’s How Philanthropy Is Fighting Back
The new tax bill would impact foundations and nonprofits — and charity advocates are scrambling to limit the damage.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Recent Article Criticizing Community Impact Coalition Misses the Mark
The coalition’s members provide real benefits to the country, which the article ignores.
Trump’s Anti-DEI Battle Threatens Nonprofits Trying to Fill Critical Labor Gaps
For groups whose mission involves providing services to historically marginalized communities, Trump administration executive orders pose an existential threat.
By Claire Savage and Alexandra Olson
Associated Press
The Tax Bill Is a Warning to the Nonprofit Sector: Reform or Face the Consequences
Wealthy foundations and nonprofits need to change their ways — not scare the rest of the field into submission.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
House Republicans Look to Help Trump Strip Tax-Exempt Status of Nonprofits He Says Support Terrorism
Some nonprofits say it’s an arbitrary standard to financially punish charities that advocate for issues that don’t align with his agenda.
By Alexa St. John and Matthew Daly
Associated Press
Tax Bill Takes Shot at the Largest Foundations and Universities
Taxes could top hundreds of millions per year at the Gates Foundation and others.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Meet the Man Who Wants to Tax Most of the Nonprofit World
As charities focus on Trump, little-known Scott Hodge pushes for $40 billion in new taxes on nonprofits.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
AmeriCorps Cuts Threaten Service Programs and Their Unifying Power, Advocates Warn
The Trump administration intends to dismantle the national service program that fuels the work of big charities like Habitat for Humanity as well as local organizations and faith-based groups.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor