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1 month ago | philanthropy.com | Alex Daniels

Less than two weeks after a conservative legal activist asked the Internal Revenue Service to strip the Gates Foundation of its tax-exempt status for offering scholarships based on race, the largest private foundation in the United States has decided to open its signature scholarship program to students of all races.

1 month ago | philanthropy.com | Alex Daniels

A pledge to increase the flow of money to grantees in response to the Trump administration’s defunding of nonprofits that promote progressive policies has collected 79 signers, 10 of whom declined to identify themselves publicly.

1 month ago | philanthropy.com | Sara Herschander |Tamara Straus |Alex Daniels |Elizabeth Haugh

At the end of last year, nonprofits were facing a wave of program cuts, layoffs, and closures as inflation, declining donations, and other forces hit budgets. Now, the Trump administration is aggressively cutting federal funding that many organizations rely on. What is the toll on the sector as a whole?

2 months ago | philanthropy.com | Alex Daniels

A salvo of White House executive orders aiming to snuff out diversity, equity, and inclusion programs has triggered nearly a dozen lawsuits challenging their constitutionality. The court actions in the first weeks of the Trump administration have led to dizzying rounds of motions, preliminary injunctions, and other court orders that have left progressive grant makers reeling.

2 months ago | philanthropy.com | Alex Daniels

During the past two months, as the White House pummeled left-leaning nonprofits through a series of executive orders and federal funding freezes, some nonprofit executives have wondered why foundations are not responding with aggressive support and action. Amber Hamilton, CEO of the Memphis Music Initiative, a $5 million arts education and advocacy nonprofit, said foundations are acting too much like a “wealth protection industry” — and she keeps hearing the same refrain when she contacts them.