Billionaire Ray Dalio Pledges $75 Million to Connecticut Kids
The hedge fund founder is joining the push to fund Trump Accounts.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
More DAF Gifts Are Going to Politically Active Charities
As the funds grow to unprecedented levels, the lines between charity and politics have become increasingly blurred.
By Brian Mittendorf and Helen Flannery
Knight Donation Tops List of 2025’s Biggest Gifts
Cancer research and care got the most money, followed by the Buffett family’s private foundations, university athletics, and an effort to end malnutrition.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Will Larger Payouts Be the New Norm? This Pledge Offers a Test
The Level Up pledge calls for funders to increase their grant making for at least two years.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
DAF Assets Soar 30% to $326 Billion
Donors put more money into the funds in 2024 than in any other of the past five years.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
GivingTuesday’s $4B Surge: What It Signals for Your Year-End Strategy
The results were up 13 percent over last year.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
With Latest $7 Billion in Gifts, MacKenzie Scott Takes a Stand
Even more than in previous years, much of her giving this year has supported groups that focus on collaboration, community building, and equity.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
Rural Dreams, Urban Dollars — A Solution From Mississippi
How a big-city philanthropy came to embrace a swath of rural America. Will big money follow?
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
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
Stop Giving Funders Tax Breaks for High Salaries, Fancy Offices
To ensure foundations contribute more to charity, Congress should target expenses — not just the payout rate.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Invisible, Essential, Ignored: Philanthropy’s Missing Asset
In today's political climate, the gritty work of creating big-tent coalitions is essential to notching wins on climate and other big issues
By Eva Hernandez
Contributor
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
Stronger Together: the Benefits of Joining Nonprofit Networks
From emergency funding to encouragement, nonprofit networks help their members thrive. Here’s how to find one that will amplify your work.
By Laurie Mazur
Contributor