This year’s list includes a few household names, but it favors emerging voices and includes leaders who are taking on new roles, people who are redefining the future, and people who are leading in stormy times.
By George Anders
Contributor
Does Faith Have an Answer for Our Biggest Divides?
Two churches aim to come together across differences of faith, race, and class. It’s a test of the unifying power of a belief in God, with thorny questions about identity and compromise.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Awards $208 Million for Health Equity
Plus, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy received $20 million for the Truist Cares for Western North Carolina program, and ExxonMobil gave $10 million to improve cancer prevention and education in east Texas.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Thomas Tighe Reflects on 24 Years Leading the International Health Nonprofit Direct Relief
Tighe helped transform its operations, embracing technology and courting corporate partners, guided by the idea that a nonprofit health venture could and should run as efficiently as a commercial one.
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira
Associated Press
Coalition Will Fight New Taxes on Nonprofits
Dozens of nonprofit associations have come together as the broader tax-exempt sector prepares for increasing scrutiny.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Donors More Optimistic About Economy, Survey Finds
Just weeks after the presidential election, everyday charitable donors are expressing newfound economic optimism — but that confidence hasn’t translated into plans for increased giving.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
David and Diana Sun Give Hoag Hospital Another $50 Million
Plus, Penn State received gifts of $19 million and $1 million for engineering programs and a water garden, and the Wharton School landed $5 million to launch a program to launch an artificial intelligence lab.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
News Coverage Boosts Giving After Disasters
Five key factors affect generosity, an Australian research team found, findings that hold lessons for the California wildfires.
By Cassandra Chapman
Contributor
Companies and Foundations Deploy Millions for L.A. Wildfire Relief
The companies that have pledged millions for wildfire relief include Google, Walt Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon, Comcast, Netflix, the NFL Foundation, and more.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
A New Giving Pledge? Tech Mogul Promises Accelerated Donations
Inspired by MacKenzie Scott and critical of the Buffett-Gates pact, the co-founder of Stack Overflow and Discourse is giving away half his wealth in five years.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor