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Policy shifts, giving trends, and the reports that matter, decoded.
Documents released October 7 show 82 organizations reviewed in Pennsylvania, about 41 in New Jersey with no derogatory information, and more elsewhere.
A new Lilly Family School survey finds a recognition gap with real costs: soft trust, movable opinions, and donors who don't know what the sector does.
A unanimous Senate vote would write nonprofits' right to appeal exemption denials and revocations into the tax code. The House is the last hurdle.
CEP's leaders say philanthropy is meeting a historic funding shock at a business-as-usual pace. The numbers behind the charge, and what they mean for 2027.
Three waves of retention data agree on the top reason people leave. It is not pay. It is too much responsibility with too little support.
Benefits rise about 3% on October 1 while states absorb billions in new SNAP costs. What food banks and state-funded nonprofits should do now.
The foundation's 10th Goalkeepers Report commits at least $1 billion over two years to AI for health, education, and agriculture. How to read the move.
Tom Golisano's $225 million round grows his children's hospital alliance to 21 members, and says a lot about how mega-donors give in 2026.
Private foundation endowments returned 14.1% in 2025 and community foundations 14.7%. Here is how that becomes grant money, and when.
Candid's new report puts the median nonprofit executive at $141,000. The pay gap is closing at small charities and widening at the largest ones.
New CECP data shows 52% of companies cut giving even as the median rose. Corporate money is concentrating, and a new tax floor adds pressure.
A new index scores all 50 states on nonprofit registration fees, audit mandates, and donor privacy. Montana ranks first. California ranks last.
Georgia says a $10 billion DAF sponsor spent donor money on tuition and NBA payments. What the case exposes, and how to vet a sponsor before grants move.
A new analysis finds direct federal grants to mainstream charities fell from $35.4 billion to $21.4 billion in a year. What it measures and what it misses.
New FEP data shows dollars up, donors down again, and growth concentrated at the very top. What the Q1 numbers mean for your fundraising.
Independent Sector's 2026 survey puts high trust in nonprofits at 56% and philanthropy at 29%. What the 27-point gap means for your organization.
Warren Buffett's midyear gift skipped the Gates Foundation for the first time in 20 years. His family's four foundations now stand to receive his fortune.
Benevity's 2026 report finds corporate giving rose while nearly two-thirds of companies changed which nonprofits they fund. How to adjust your pipeline.
Americans gave a record $617.2 billion in 2025. Bequests grew fastest while individual giving rose only modestly after inflation. Plan accordingly.