Trump DEI Investigations Could Target Large Foundations
While Trump criticized DEI in his first administration, his recent executive order targets for-profit and nonprofit government contractors, universities with large endowments, and foundations with assets north of $500 million.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
How Will Philanthropy Respond to Trump’s Deportation Policies?
Trump’s first term triggered a wave of immigration grant making. Where the money will go this time is starting to take shape.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Jim Canales Made the Barr Foundation an Institutional Powerhouse
The leader of the Boston-based foundation is stepping down after 11 years, having transformed it from a mom-and-pop philanthropy to one of the 25 largest private foundations in the United States.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Crypto Charity Leader Sentenced for Tax Evasion
Bryan Doreian, a developer of the PIVX cryptocurrency and officer of the $10 billion Sustainable Impact Fund, was sentenced to one year in prison.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Blue Meridian, a Big-Bet Funder, Promotes Jim Shelton to CEO
The philanthropic collaborative also is placing predecessor Nancy Roob in a new leadership role to grow its grant-making capacity.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Corporations and Higher Ed Are Backtracking on DEI. Will Foundations Fold?
As companies and universities back away from DEI policies, grant makers that focus on racial equity are bracing for litigation.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
With House Passage of ‘Stop Terror-Financing Bill,’ Charities Fear Being Targeted
Despite opposition from a wide range of nonprofits, lawmakers in the U.S. House passed a bill designed to give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Trump’s Victory Sparks Anguish, Elation in the Nonprofit World
Republican election triumph is seen as a game-changer for the environment, reproductive rights, immigration, and other causes.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
DeAngela Burns-Wallace, Kauffman Foundation: ‘They Are Impact Officers’
Burns-Wallace, a seasoned administrator, has bridged the foundation’s siloed programs and restructured the staff.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Joanna Jackson, Weingart Foundation: ‘We Don’t Have to Keep Doing the Routine Thing’
Jackson aims to break the top-down leadership approach and listen to the needs of nonprofits.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations