Nonprofit Quarterly

The Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) is a standalone nonprofit news outlet that has dedicated over fifteen years to supporting nonprofit leaders, charitable foundations, educators, independent activists, and others working in the civil sector. NPQ believes that a vibrant, participatory, and occasionally challenging civil sector is essential for a thriving democracy, much like a free and independent press. NPQ aims to become the leading independent news resource for civil society, and we invite your participation to help us achieve this goal.

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Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Esq. – Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

2 days ago | nonprofitquarterly.org
Foundations Rally Behind Call for Unity

3 days ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Ted Siefer

The list of institutions negotiating with or capitulating to the Donald Trump administration seems to grow longer every day, including universities, law firms, and companies that have quietly scrapped diversity programs. However, on April 9, a coalition of foundations defiantly bucked this trend. The leaders of three prominent US philanthropies—the McKnight Foundation, the Freedom Foundation, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation—preemptively called for resistance and solidarity.
This Is What Open Class War Looks Like: Tracking the Latest at the CFPB

6 days ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Steve Dubb

The vast majority of employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)—an estimated 1,400 to 1,500 people out of 1,700—have received layoff notices, according to a lawsuit filed in court yesterday by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). A hearing was held on April 18 by Judge Amy Berman Jackson. Judge Jackson issued an order suspending the administration’s action for now.
The Trump Takeover of the US Institute of Peace—What Nonprofits Need to Know and How to Prepare - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

6 days ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Lauren Girardin

On March 17, DOGE effectively shut down USIP, causing concerns in the nonprofit sector to grow over the limits of executive authority.
Trump’s “Opening Salvo” in His War Against Criminal Justice Reform Starts With This Nonprofit

1 week ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Serena Lin |Aine Creedon

Editors’ Note: This article was republished with permission from Mother Jones. Earlier this month, the Vera Institute of Justice, a national criminal justice reform nonprofit, was notified that all five of its federal grants had been abruptly canceled by the Department of Justice.
Why Harvard’s Decision Not to Comply with the Federal Government Matters

1 week ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Rebekah Barber

“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, the president of Harvard University, wrote in a public statement directed to the members of the Harvard community.
What’s Happening with Book Bans Under Trump?

1 week ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Alison Stine

Libraries and museums are some of the latest targets of the mass layoffs and funding restrictions that have become characteristic of the second Trump administration. At the end of March, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal agency that provides grant funding to museums and libraries across the country, placed its whole staff on administrative leave.
Supreme Court Considers Whether States May Prevent People Covered by Medicaid from Choosing Planned Parenthood as Their Healthcare Provider

1 week ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Naomi Cahn |Aine Creedon

Editors’ Note: This article was republished with permission from The Conversation. “There’s a right, and the right is the right to choose your doctor.”Having the freedom to choose your own healthcare provider is something many Americans take for granted. But the Supreme Court is weighing whether people who rely on Medicaid for their health insurance have that right, and if they do—is it enforceable by law? That’s the key question at the heart of a case, Medina v.
How the Trump Administration Is Undermining Civil Rights Law—and How Nonprofits Can Fight Back - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

1 week ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Zane McNeill |Aine Creedon

Through executive orders, regulatory rollbacks, and court fights, the Trump administration is not only dismantling civil rights protections—it is turning the laws written to protect marginalized groups into tools of oppression.
Facing Our Dobbs Moment for Disability Rights

1 week ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | James Lomastro |Aine Creedon

The impact of the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned the constitutional right to an abortion extends far beyond reproductive rights. This legal decision revealed the compounded barriers that individuals at the intersection of disability, race, and gender face.