Readers Push Back on Op-Ed’s Call to Reject Government Funding
The author, they contend, misunderstands the nonprofit sector’s role and the value of public dollars.
How Well Do You Know the New Tax Law? A News Quiz
What will change for big donors, corporate giving, charities? Test how much you know.
Trump Wants to Axe an Affordable Housing Grant That’s a Lifeline for Many Rural Communities
Experts and state housing agencies say that would set back tens of thousands of future affordable housing developments nationwide, particularly hurting Appalachian towns and rural counties where government aid is sparse and investors are few.
Nonprofits Are Preparing for National Guard Deployment Beyond D.C.
Groups that work with unhoused people, communities of color, and immigrants are aiming to provide additional resources if National Guard troops and federal agents are deployed to their cities.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
Trump Funding Cuts Show Why Nonprofits Should End Reliance on Federal Grants
Even when government dollars support good work, they often come with strings attached, making it harder for nonprofits to fulfill their missions and serve their communities.
By Denis Dunn
Contributor
How 6 Leaders Are Navigating Federal Funding Cuts
Survival strategies to help nonprofits adapt to the tumultuous funding environment.
By Nandita Raghuram
Deputy Editor, Opinion
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