Stephanie Beasley

Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Writer at The Chronicle of Philanthropy

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Hispanic Federation Chief Describes Defunding, Harassment Facing Latino Nonprofits

1 week ago | philanthropy.com | Stephanie Beasley

Immigration raids, harassment, the loss of critical environmental and legal aid funding — these are among the many challenges facing Latino-led nonprofits as the Trump administration rolls out new policies affecting the communities they serve, Hispanic Federation President Frankie Miranda said. In this moment, Hispanic Americans are being conflated with people living in the country without proper documentation, and that has had a chilling effect on these groups, according to Miranda.
Seeking Rapid Response Grants? These Funds Are Offering Help.

2 weeks ago | philanthropy.com | Stephanie Beasley

This story will be updated as we add more emergency funds. With the future of federal funding for the nonprofit sector uncertain and layoffs mounting, foundations and other grant makers are stepping up efforts to deliver emergency funds to civil society organizations, especially those serving women, people of color, and LGBTQ communities.
60 Years of Government Outsourcing to Nonprofits Could Be Coming to an End

2 weeks ago | philanthropy.com | Stephanie Beasley

In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared a “war on poverty” that included the provision of direct federal grants to nonprofits tasked with delivering education, health care, and other social services to marginalized communities. More than 60 years later, President Donald Trump appears to be dismantling much of that strategy, according to Claire Dunning, author of the book Nonprofit Neighborhoods: An Urban History of Inequality and the American State.
Nonprofits Are Struggling. These Emergency Funds Are Offering Help

3 weeks ago | philanthropy.com | Stephanie Beasley

The Trump administration’s foreign aid freeze and pause or cancellation of federal funding to a wide range of human service and other organizations have caused chaos in the nonprofit sector. In just two months, program cuts, layoffs, and financial uncertainty have become rife. Many major foundations have been slow to respond to the administration’s actions and its cascading effects, but in recent weeks several emergency funds have emerged.
Can GiveDirectly Show the Value of Universal Basic Income?

1 month ago | philanthropy.com | Stephanie Beasley

In its nearly two decades of operation, GiveDirectly, the direct cash payment charity started by MIT and Harvard graduate students, has delivered more than $800 million to more than 1.6 million people, largely in sub-Saharan Africa. The effort to allow financially struggling people to use aid money as they see fit — rather than as directed by faraway grant makers — has seen success and failure, both in its work abroad and in its first seven years in the United States.
Nonprofits Feel ‘Defeated,’ Unsafe as Trump Rolls Out Policy Changes

1 month ago | philanthropy.com | Stephanie Beasley

The past few weeks of policy changes from the Trump administration have been fraught and nerve-racking for the staff at Better Tomorrow, a nonprofit in Steamboat Springs, Colo., that helps provide services to a range of vulnerable groups, including domestic violence survivors, abused and neglected children, and LGBTQ youth. “When Trump announced the executive order, ordering the spending freeze, we were devastated,” said Lauren Hughes, director of development for Better Tomorrow.
Meet the Mega-Donors of the Future

1 month ago | philanthropy.com | Stephanie Beasley |Eden Stiffman

Andrew Dayton was steeped in philanthropy from a young age. On his mother’s side, he’s a fifth-generation Rockefeller. His paternal grandfather founded Target in the 1960s and was a major patron of the arts in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. Whether self-made or inheritors, they’re serious about giving today and are poised to shape philanthropy in the coming decades. Both families tried to pass on the values of giving back, involving younger generations on family foundation boards.
‘Don’t Tell Your Strategy': Bernice King Has Advice for Nonprofit Leaders

1 month ago | philanthropy.com | Stephanie Beasley

When President Donald Trump’s inauguration coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, his daughter Rev. Bernice King took to social media and news outlets. Her message was not to criticize or tune out the 47th president but to encourage those who may disagree with Trump to listen to his vision for the United States. More than a month later, Trump’s plans for the civil service, foreign aid, immigration, and the nonprofit sector, among other issues, have become clearer.
A Warning for Progressive Groups? Trump Yanks $50 Million From a Climate Justice Nonprofit

2 months ago | philanthropy.com | Stephanie Beasley

The closure last week of a $50 million federal grant-making program that supports climate change solutions in low-income communities could signal what is to come for government-funded nonprofits at odds with President Donald Trump’s ideological positions. The Climate Justice Alliance, a left-leaning national nonprofit, was among 11 grant-making organizations chosen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2023 to distribute $600 million to nonprofits and other groups.
Foundations Remain Largely Mute as Nonprofits Face Slashed Federal Funding

2 months ago | philanthropy.com | Stephanie Beasley

Amid a foreign aid shutdown, the threat of a federal funding freeze, and the imminent firing of thousands of federal workers who oversee the delivery of humanitarian aid, nonprofit leaders are begging funders to step in with additional resources and tap the trillions of dollars they hold in endowments and cash reserves. But private foundations have been slow to respond.