Adapt or Resist? How to Survive the Threat of Political Litmus Tests for Federal Grants
A new executive order gives presidential appointees the power to reward allies and punish opponents. Here are seven actions nonprofits can take to lessen the blow.
By Matt Watkins
Contributor
New Trump Order Injects Politics Into Federal Grant Decisions
Each agency will have a political appointee to ensure its grants advance the president’s priorities, and agencies will be free to terminate grants for any reason.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
The Tax Law’s Big Win for Charities Makes DAF Giving Trickier
It may slow everyday donors’ adoption of DAFs — and lead some DAF donors to alternate between itemizing their taxes and taking the standard deduction.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Recent Article Expertly Conveys the Toll of Federal Cuts
The ‘disappearing safety net’ will harm people throughout the country.
Nonprofits Press Trump to Keep Politics Out of Church
More than 1,000 organizations have signed a letter asking the Trump administration to keep politics out of houses of worship.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Will the New $2,000 Tax Break Bring Back Everyday Donors?
Some experts are optimistic that a deduction for people who don’t itemize can reverse a long-term decline in donors.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
The Tax Bill’s Champion for Nonprofits? A Former Christian Camp Director
How 15 years running a nonprofit camp helped shape Sen. James Lankford’s legislative priorities.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Public Media Is a Broadly Shared Civic Commons. For Now.
The $1.1 billion cut in federal funding to public broadcasting delivered a blow to democracy and an agency that does a great deal to bridge divides in America.
By Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin
Contributor
Takeaways From the Chronicle and AP’s Report on Cuts to Government Grants
President Trump’s policies are poised to upend decades of partnerships the federal government has built with nonprofits to help people in their communities.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
The Government Was Once a Steady Partner for Nonprofits. That’s Changing
The vast and interconnected set of programs funded by taxpayers has been significantly dismantled in just months, nonprofit leaders, researchers and funders say. And even deeper, permanent cuts are still possible.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Could a $5-a-Year Campaign Replace Federal Funding?
One leader’s idea to bring new funding to the arts and why it could be a model for other fields facing government cuts.
By Brett Egan
Contributor
What Happens When Federal Funding Disappears? A Preview From the Bronx
Over 84 percent of nonprofits based in the Bronx that received government grants would be at risk of not covering their expenses, according to an analysis by the Urban Institute.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Bipartisan Support Helps Foundations Avoid Tax Increase in New Trump Legislation
Two Republican senators and a broad bipartisan coalition of funders and nonprofits prevented a 600% increase in taxes levied on the endowments of the largest private foundations.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
The Tax Bill Will Upend Corporate Giving. Here’s How to Prepare.
To soften the blow of new tax rules, companies and nonprofits must rethink how they work together.
By Laura MacDonald
Contributor
After Avoiding New Taxes, Here’s How Philanthropy Can Prepare for the Right’s Next Attacks
To survive future scrutiny, foundations need to reform how and where they give.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Tax Measure Will Add New Money Woes to a Reeling Nonprofit Sector
Individuals and corporate donors could cut back — just as safety-net charities face a sharp rise in demand.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor