How a Notorious Billionaire’s Foundation Is Saving Lives in Rural America
A 16-year effort by Leona Helmsley’s philanthropy to improve rural health care offers lessons for other grant makers.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
OpenAI Awards $40.5 Million to a Wide Range of Nonprofits
It’s the first round of grants since it rebranded its nonprofit as the OpenAI Foundation in October.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
As FEMA Falters, Philanthropy Is Forced to Step Up
Shrinking federal disaster support is prompting philanthropies to recalibrate how they plan and fund local relief, recovery, and resilience efforts.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
GivingTuesday Saw Big Gains in Gifts and Volunteers
Americans gave $4 billion to nonprofits, and 11 million people volunteered.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
‘Mutual Aid’ Steps In When Formal Systems Don’t Work
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Data to Help Donors Respond to Nonprofit Crises
Just-collected data shows which nonprofits have been hardest hit and what steps organizations are taking to respond.
Michael and Susan Dell Donate $6.25 Billion to Encourage Families to Claim ‘Trump Accounts’
The gift will operate through investment accounts set up by the U.S. Department of the Treasury that will be managed by private companies.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Denny Sanford Gives $300 Million to Build New Medical Center
With his latest donation, the philanthropist has now given Sanford Health nearly $2 billion over the years.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
This Year’s Federal Funding Freezes Offer Lessons on Emergency Grant Making
The federal spending freeze may have come to an end, but its impact on nonprofits offered a preview of where the most urgent needs might be next if there are further cuts to federal safety net programs.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
MrBeast and the Rockefeller Foundation Team Up to Spark Youth Philanthropy
The venerable foundation and the 27-year-old "influencer" aim to instill young people with a concern for what they call the world's "most vulnerable" populations.
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press