Dec 21 Watch 5:21 Charities fear GOP tax overhaul will dry up donations. Here’s how By PBS NewsHour Charities are concerned that the GOP tax overhaul disincentivizes giving. By doubling the standard deduction, fewer people may end up itemizing deductions, meaning fewer would take the charitable tax break. Judy Woodruff learns more from Stacy Palmer of The Chronicle… Continue watching
Sep 02 No decision yet on who gets Trump’s pledge of disaster aid By Jonathan Lemire and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press The White House is still trying to decide who will get President Donald Trump's pledged $1 million donation for Harvey storm relief efforts. Continue reading
Jan 13 Do organizations raise more money by offering small gifts to potential donors? By Making Sen$e Editor How do potential donors respond to receiving gifts from organizations that appeal to them for support?… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 2:47 What we know about Trump’s charitable foundation — and what we don’t By PBS NewsHour On Monday, President-elect Trump posted two tweets staunchly defending his charitable organization, the Donald J. Trump Foundation, as generous and efficient. But some say the comments are misleading or downright false, considering an ongoing New York investigation into the charity's… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 3:04 Meet the couple on a mission to end hunger in their town By PBS NewsHour The idea started at David and Alicia Blais’ dinner table: what if they could end hunger in their town? Their traveling trailer delivers meals to 200-300 people a night, motivated by the memory of their son, Daniel. Special correspondent Tina… Continue watching
Aug 18 If Clinton elected, family foundation will change its donation policy By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The Clinton Foundation will no longer accept foreign and corporate donations if Hillary Clinton is elected president. Continue reading
Aug 15 Column: The charitable funds that benefit rich donors and the financial industry By Lewis B. Cullman Most Americans have never heard of “donor-advised funds," which give donors all of the tax benefits of charitable giving, but impose no obligation that the money be put to active charitable use. Continue reading
Aug 17 D.C.-area mourns a superhero whose ‘Batman’ comforted sick children By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Lenny Robinson, known for dressing up as Batman to cheer up sick children, died Sunday after being struck by a car on Interstate 70. He was 51. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 7:45 Millions were donated to Red Cross for Haiti earthquake relief. Why haven’t more been helped? By PBS NewsHour In 2010, a catastrophic earthquake ravaged Haiti, leaving 1.5 million people homeless. The American Red Cross raised nearly $500 million for relief efforts, announcing plans to create new communities. But an investigation by ProPublica and NPR has concluded that the… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 7:27 Did the ALS ice bucket challenge take attention away from other, worthy charities? By PBS NewsHour Continue watching