Denny Sanford Gives $300 Million to Build New Medical Center
With his latest donation, the philanthropist has now given Sanford Health nearly $2 billion over the years.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
MrBeast and the Rockefeller Foundation Team Up to Spark Youth Philanthropy
The venerable foundation and the 27-year-old "influencer" aim to instill young people with a concern for what they call the world's "most vulnerable" populations.
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press
MacArthur Foundation Awards $100M to Pandemic Prevention Group
The winner of the 100&Change competition is Sentinel, which creates cost-effective pathogen detection tests, monitors outbreaks in real time, and trains local scientists to carry out community-led responses.
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press
Why a Tax-Policy Expert Thinks the Giving Deadline Should Move
An April 15 deadline would give donors more time to grapple with the increasing complexity of charitable deductions, say advocates for the proposal.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Cari Tuna on Why Her Organization Will Offer Free Advice to Other Donors
It's a move that formalizes and expands the advising work she and her husband, Dustin Moskovitz, started two years ago.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Arabella Advisors Dissolves After Years of GOP-Led Investigations
The shuttering of the philanthropy advisory firm follows months of uncertainty about its future.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
SNAP Crisis Exposes Limits of Philanthropy’s Safety Net
As the longest government shutdown comes to an end, food banks remain under crushing demand. New data analysis shows most rely on contributions from individuals, not foundations, to keep shelves stocked.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Melinda French Gates Gives 80-Plus Nonprofits $250 Million Total
Most of the recipients of the Action for Women's Health challenge have not previously received funding from her organization, Pivotal, or from the Gates Foundation.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Give Fast and Make a lot of Noise: A 2026 Playbook for Big Donors
Predictions for the Year Ahead
Buffett Gives $1.3 Billion in Annual Thanksgiving Donation
The legendary financier will step down from leading Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Zuckerberg, Chan Shift Bulk of Philanthropy to Science
Their giving will now focus on AI and biology to curb disease.
By Barbara Ortutay
Contributor
New $50 Million Literary Arts Fund to Support Nonprofits
A coalition of seven foundations established the fund and plans to distribute at least $50 million over the next five years.
By Hillel Italie
AP National Writer
Who Can Rescue Democracy? Local Funders Have the Edge
National philanthropy cannot pull democracy out of the ditch. Renewal — with community foundations leading the way — must come from the ground up.
By Daniel Stid
Contributor
To Protect American Democracy, Pretend It’s Already Gone
This clarifying exercise might help funders fight authoritarianism and adapt to extraordinary times.
By Cora Daniels
Contributor