Politics Dec 02 WATCH: Dell family pledges more than $6 billion for U.S. children to build on 'Trump accounts' Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell pledged $6.25 billion Tuesday to provide 25 million American children 10 and under an incentive to claim the new investment accounts for children created as part of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending legislation.
Nation Oct 27 Private donors raise more than $125M to fund aid programs after U.S. cuts Efforts to back fill some of the cuts to U.S. foreign aid by the Trump administration raised over $125 million in eight months.
Arts Oct 09 22 artists, scientists and authors selected for $800,000 MacArthur 'genius' grants The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced its 2025 class of fellows on Wednesday, a prize often called the “genius award.”…
Politics Jul 16 How bipartisan support helped foundations avoid a 600% tax increase in Trump's big tax and spending law The move reveals the power of philanthropic groups, especially conservative ones, to sway legislators.
Nation May 08 Bill Gates pledges remaining fortune to Gates Foundation, which will close in 2045 Bill Gates says he will donate 99% of his remaining tech fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will now close in 2045.
Nation Mar 19 After firings and DOGE staff accesses headquarters, U.S. Institute of Peace board sues The legal challenge seeks to prevent their removal and stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from taking over and accessing the building and systems of the independent nonprofit.
Arts Oct 01 Ling Ma, Jason Reynolds, Sterlin Harjo among this year's MacArthur 'genius' fellows The 2024 class of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellows includes more writers, artists and storytellers than in years past, as well as multiple scientists.
Arts Oct 04 Who are the 2023 MacArthur fellows? Here's a list The 2023 fellows include a scientist who studies the airborne transmission of diseases, a master hula dancer and cultural preservationist, and the sitting U.S. poet laureate.
Nation Jun 24 One year after the end of Roe, 'rage giving' to abortion access groups has dropped off Abortion access groups who received a windfall of donations following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade one year ago say those emergency grants have ended and individual and foundation giving has dropped off.
Health Jun 04 Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for minors also limits access for trans adults Debate surrounding Florida’s new restrictions on gender-affirming care focused largely on transgender children. But a new law that Gov. DeSantis signed last month also made it difficult – even impossible – for many transgender adults to get treatment.