The LEGO Foundation has committed $97 million to expand the International Rescue Committee's programs that use play to aid learning and recovery for children in conflict zones
May 27, 2026
The Trump administration has made many threats against nonprofits whose missions it disagrees with.
May 22, 2026
How businessman Julius Rosenwald used his fortune to transform education
May 17, 2026
Someone paid more than $9 million to have lunch with basketball player Stephen Curry and Warren Buffett, and the legendary investor also promised to match the winning bid so both their favorite charities will benefit
May 15, 2026
Global Citizen is gearing up for its biggest event yet: the first-ever FIFA World Cup halftime show
May 15, 2026
Open Society Foundations, the family philanthropy founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros, is putting $30 million toward groups fighting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate
May 13, 2026
US charitable institutions rapidly changed in the 1780s as Americans established groups to support people in need and to reform society.
May 12, 2026
Actor-comedian Denis Leary has found a unique way to raise funds for his Leary Firefighters Foundation
May 04, 2026
Elon Musk testified for more than seven hours over three days this week at a trial in Oakland, California, over the future of OpenAI, casting his lawsuit against the owner of ChatGPT
May 01, 2026
While Charles and Queen Camilla made their first state visit to the U.S. since he became king, they also supported The King’s Trust as it celebrates its 50th anniversary
April 29, 2026
Tracy Sturdivant will succeed Teresa Younger as the next president and CEO of the Ms. Foundation, the first national philanthropy run by and for women
April 29, 2026
The Gates Foundation confirmed Wednesday that it is reviewing its ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
April 22, 2026
The Gates Foundation is hiring an investigator to probe its Epstein connections
April 22, 2026
Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell are donating $750 million to the University of Texas at Austin
April 21, 2026
‘Anything I get is always going to be earned’: The purpose behind OKC Thunder star Lu Dort’s relentless edge
April 19, 2026
Warren Buffett on Tuesday declined to commit to continuing his annual multibillion-dollar donations to the Gates Foundation, following the recent release of
March 31, 2026
Netflix cofounder and chairman Reed Hastings will step down from the streaming service's board of directors in June when his term expires, the company said on Thursday
April 17, 2026
New research reveals that financial gains for many Black-led nonprofits after George Floyd’s murder were short-lived
April 07, 2026
There’s a new leader at billionaire eBay founder Pierre Omidyar’s philanthropic firm
March 12, 2026
Three philanthropy scholars size up the latest data on gifts from the country’s biggest philanthropists.
March 10, 2026
Michael Bloomberg tops a new list of America’s biggest donors, after giving billions to a wide range of causes
March 10, 2026
Paris Hilton has launched a new national fund to help women-owned small businesses recover after disasters
March 09, 2026
A well-connected, privately-funded initiative is emphasizing small, approachable actions in its push to improve youth civic engagement
February 25, 2026
A collaborative of funders called The Audacious Project raised $1 billion over two days to fund large projects proposed by more than a dozen nonprofits
February 24, 2026
Palmerston, one of the UK’s top ‘diplocats,’ dies in Bermuda
February 17, 2026
A new trove of documents released by the Justice Department reveals that Epstein’s reach into academia was wider than previously known
February 13, 2026
Author-vloggers Hank and John Green are turning their educational media company Complexly into a nonprofit
February 04, 2026
Mariah Carey has been honored as MusiCares Person of the Year for her musical achievements and philanthropy
January 31, 2026
A former Sierra Club Foundation employee is suing the nonprofit, alleging that normal workplace interactions got twisted into an unfair harassment complaint to force him out after he called out racial discrimination internally
January 31, 2026
Updated management practices and monetized digital production could help opera companies rely less on subscriptions and big donors for revenue – bolstering budgets.
January 20, 2026
Tiger Woods is celebrating 30 years of his TGR Foundation with a big gift
January 15, 2026
The Gates Foundation plans to spend a record $9 billion in 2026, focusing on global health and other key areas
January 14, 2026
Prosecutors in the United States say Chen Zhi boasted of pulling in $30 million a day
January 08, 2026
Even when donors have good intentions, philanthropy does not always produce good results.
January 06, 2026
The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission wants to turn America’s 250th birthday celebration into the country’s single biggest year for volunteering
December 31, 2025
Today is Warren Buffett’s last day as Berkshire CEO. Business leaders tell us what they learned from him
December 31, 2025
A group of volunteer pilots and animal lovers, known as Seuk’s Army, has been conducting weekly airlifts to rescue pets from overwhelmed Southern shelters
December 23, 2025
The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the biggest charitable donations from individuals or their foundations totals $5 billion in 2025
December 16, 2025
Country star Jelly Roll is ready to win a Grammy
December 12, 2025
When foundations make grants to DAFs, the digital trail normally created instead becomes a dead end.
December 12, 2025
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December 08, 2025
CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Laura Coates announce the 2025 CNN Hero of the Year during CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute.
December 07, 2025
Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit ‘farm-to-vase’ flower shop employs at-risk youth, is CNN’s Hero of the Year
December 07, 2025
Nearly a year sober, she’s gathered 100+ winter items for the recovery center that saved her
December 04, 2025
Americans gave $4 billion to nonprofits on GivingTuesday in 2025, an increase from the $3.6 billion they gave in 2024
December 03, 2025
Shari Redstone's exit from the media world was decidedly brief.
December 03, 2025
OpenAI has awarded $40.5 million to more than 200 nonprofits in the first round of grants it has made since it rebranded its nonprofit as the OpenAI Foundation in October
December 03, 2025
Team distributes blankets, clothing and care kits to people experiencing homelessness
November 29, 2025
Organizers say that interest in local, grassroots initiatives to meet community needs has been growing
December 01, 2025
Army plans to build nuclear microreactors at five bases as US seeks to ramp up nuclear power
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Nigerian gunmen raise over $5 million from mass kidnappings, study finds
US senator hopes 'sledgehammer' Russian sanctions will pass next month
NFL owners unanimously approve the sale of the Seahawks to Vinod Khosla and his family
Pulitzer winning photographer who shot iconic 'Burst of Joy' dies at age 99