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
Senate Passes Tax Bill With Mixed News for Nonprofits
The Senate version includes a larger charitable deduction for non-itemizers than the House version, but it also sets a floor and a cap for wealthy donors, which could reduce giving.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Billions in New Taxes on Private Foundations — What’s Next?
The Senate removed the sharply escalating taxes in the measure approved on Tuesday, but foundations worry they could still re-emerge in the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Billions in Charitable Giving Could Be Lost, New Research on Tax Bill Shows
Independent Sector commissioned studies to measure the potential impact of two key proposals that are in both the House and the Senate versions of the tax bill.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Article Paints a Nuanced Picture of Bipartisan Climate Work
Collaboration on climate is possible, and my work with Congress proves it.
Charity Advocates Applaud Senate Version of Tax Bill
It greatly increases the charitable deduction for non-itemizers and eliminates proposed tax increases on foundations. But other provisions harmful to nonprofits remain.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
To Protect Grantees, Invest Conservatively: A Financial Strategy to Buck the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
A proposed new tax on foundation earnings should push foundations to align endowment investments with mission — and help grantees survive.
By Clara Miller and David Morse
Tens of Thousands Have Lost Nonprofit Jobs to Federal Cuts. Here Are 6 of Them
These workers — at different stages of their careers and representing various fields — illustrate the personal fallout from the federal government’s defunding of the nonprofit sector.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Congress Is Facing a Crisis of Courage. Here’s a Solution Tailor-Made for Philanthropy
To protect democracy, grant makers should fund security details for members of Congress.
By Nicole Marie Bergeron
Contributor
‘We Need to Be Strategic’: How GBH’s Leader Makes Hard Choices After Federal Funding Cuts
Susan Goldberg discusses running a nonprofit in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s attacks on PBS, among other challenges.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
‘NGOs Gone Wild’: House Republicans Target Nonprofits in Hearing
Republican lawmakers alleged a “money laundering” scheme funneling taxpayer dollars to Democratic officials. Democrats claimed the Trump administration is “weaponizing the federal government” to chill nonprofit activity and speech.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor