Drew Lindsay

Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Writer at The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Senior writer at @philanthropy. Website: https://t.co/a0TAlauKSZ. Email: drew.lindsay AT https://t.co/a0TAlauKSZ.

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How a Tariff-Induced Downturn Might Change Giving

2 weeks ago | philanthropy.com | Drew Lindsay

Economic forecasts turned ominous in recent days, a reaction to the Trump administration’s tariffs and the stock market selloff. JPMorgan estimated the chance of a recession at 60 percent in a report titled “There Will Be Blood.”But what would a downturn look like for charitable giving and nonprofits?
As Populism Surges, Can a $3 Billion Foundation Shed Its Elite Image?

4 weeks ago | philanthropy.com | Drew Lindsay

Until recently, New York City’s community foundation was branded as NYCT. It had been that way since Franklin Roosevelt was president, and over some 80 years, the name lost its distinctiveness as a thicket of acronyms took root in the city’s growing complexity. Was NYCT shorthand for New York City Transit? Was it an interstate bank serving New York and Connecticut? The foundation last year returned to its original name — the New York Community Trust.
These 346 Foundations Are Candidates for a Trump DEI Investigation

1 month ago | philanthropy.com | Drew Lindsay

These 346 Foundations Are Candidates for a Trump DEI Investigation The president’s order for probes of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs targets philanthropies that hold $900 billion in assets and account for roughly 55 percent of all grant making. February 27, 2025 Simon Luethi/Ford FoundationThe public gardens in the atrium of the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice.
They Say America Is Hopelessly Divided. What If They’re Wrong?

2 months ago | philanthropy.com | Drew Lindsay

They Say America Is Hopelessly Divided. What If They’re Wrong? Research points to common ground on controversial issues, the country’s priorities, and America’s values — terrain from which nonprofits and philanthropy can work for change. February 12, 2025 Fabian Tejada/De Los Angeles StudioClockwise from left: Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson, Rachel Maddow, Molly Jong Fast, Candace Owens, and Nicolle Wallace.
Two Churches, Two Races, One Pastor

2 months ago | ministrywatch.com | Drew Lindsay

WHEATON, Ill. (Chronicle of Philanthropy) — Every Sunday, Jacquetta Carter sets off on an unusual religious journey. Leaving her home in a middle-class neighborhood of Joliet, Illinois, Carter and her husband, Keith, drive 45 minutes north, through other western Chicago suburbs and into this relatively affluent community. Their destination, Hope Presbyterian Church, sits on a small hill surrounded by large homes set on expansive, neatly trimmed lawns.
Two churches, two races, one pastor. Can they become one congregation?

Jan 24, 2025 | religionnews.com | Drew Lindsay

WHEATON, Ill. (Chronicle of Philanthropy) — Every Sunday, Jacquetta Carter sets off on an unusual religious journey. Leaving her home in a middle-class neighborhood of Joliet, Illinois, Carter and her husband, Keith, drive 45 minutes north, through other western Chicago suburbs and into this relatively affluent community. Their destination, Hope Presbyterian Church, sits on a small hill surrounded by large homes set on expansive, neatly trimmed lawns.
Does Faith Have an Answer for Our Biggest Divides?

Jan 23, 2025 | philanthropy.com | Drew Lindsay

WHEATON, ILL. Every Sunday, Jacquetta Carter sets off on an unusual religious journey. Leaving her home in a middle-class neighborhood of Joliet, Ill., Carter and her husband, Keith, drive 45 minutes north, through other western Chicago suburbs and into this relatively affluent community. Their destination, Hope Presbyterian Church, sits on a small hill surrounded by large homes set on expansive, neatly trimmed lawns.
Next for DAFs? Accounts as Tools for Regular Folks, Not Just the Wealthy

Jan 14, 2025 | philanthropy.com | Drew Lindsay

When advocates of donor-advised funds look to the future, they see something like this: Banks that offer customers DAFs along with checking and savings accounts. Employers that give DAFs to workers as a benefit not unlike a 401(k). And digital giving platforms that provide users with accounts to stash cash in pursuit of charitable goals. Donor-advised fund providers aim to make their products as commonplace as college savings and retirement accounts.
MacKenzie Scott Reports $2 Billion in Gifts, Signals Changes in Her Philanthropy

Dec 18, 2024 | philanthropy.com | Drew Lindsay

In what has become MacKenzie Scott’s annual year-end summary of her giving, the maverick philanthropist on Wednesday reported on her gifts in 2024 — more than $2 billion to 199 organizations — and signaled new wrinkles in her philanthropy. Altogether, Scott has now given away more than $19 billion since she first jumped into major philanthropy five years ago. More than 30 of this year’s gifts represent her second donation to the nonprofit, until now a rare double blessing.
DAFs, Wall Street, and the Changing Culture of Giving

Dec 9, 2024 | philanthropy.com | Drew Lindsay

Wall Street is engineering a not-so-hostile takeover of charity. That’s the message of a new report that examines the growing assets in donor-advised funds and foundations and the implications for the culture of giving. It projects that by 2028, DAFs and grant makers together will take in half of the dollars donated to charity by individuals. Already, they collect 35 percent.