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
Funding Cuts Threaten to Deepen Hunger Crisis
Rising costs are sending more families to food banks, including people with jobs.
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press
Know Your Rights: How Much Can Tax-Exempt Groups Speak Out?
Charities are legally permitted to lobby more than their leaders may realize. A law professor tells you how.
By Roger Colinvaux
Contributor
The 100 Days That Shook Nonprofits
Nonprofit leaders react to the first three months of President Trump’s second term, which has left the sector stunned, transformed, and weakened.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
An Outspoken CEO Rises to Defend Nonprofit Sector in Turbulent Times
In her nearly four-month tenure as head of the National Council of Nonprofits, Diane Yentel has joined two lawsuits against the Trump administration and warned against silence and infighting.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
What a Spanish Cathedral Can Teach Funders About Responding to Trump
During the next 1,300 days of Trump’s presidency, let’s put the bricks in place for a better future while doing everything we can to hold up the foundation.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
‘Five Alarm Fire’: How New Tax Law Could Decimate Nonprofits — and What Can Be Done
Local nonprofit leaders in Republican districts need to speak out against proposed changes and ensure lawmakers understand the consequences, suggests a former leader of United Way Worldwide.
By Steve Taylor
Contributor
Trump Threats to Tax-Exempt Status: Can the Rhetoric Become Reality?
Nonprofits are bracing for what may represent the administration’s most direct action against them to date. Experts caution groups not to panic.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
First, the Vera Institute of Justice Lost Its Federal Grants. Then DOGE Called
Vera’s experience is a ‘harbinger’ for the rest of the nonprofit world, says Nicholas Turner, president of the criminal-justice reform organization.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Endowments Aren’t Blank Checks — but Universities Can Rely on Them More Heavily in Turbulent Times
The law permits most colleges and universities to increase spending from their endowments in light of financial pressures, the author argues.
By Ellen P. Aprill
Contributor
Can the IRS Revoke Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status?
Attorneys who specialize in nonprofit law and freedom of speech weigh in the president’s battle with the university.
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Law Firms, Universities, and Now Civil Society Groups Are in Trump’s Sights for Punitive Action
Advocacy groups are the latest targets of the Trump administration, which is seeking to limit the independence of various civil society organizations — or put them at risk of losing their federal funds and professional livelihood.