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President Trump’s proposed budget eliminates much of the federal CDFI Fund, which since 1994 has enabled community development nonprofits to support millions of small businesses and housing efforts. Smaller borrowers are most at risk.

Across the country, foundations are weighing the pros and cons of digging into their endowments. For some, increasing funding to grantees is a moral imperative.

Nonprofit leaders react to the first three months of President Trump’s second term, which has left the sector stunned, transformed, and weakened.

Vera’s experience is a ‘harbinger’ for the rest of the nonprofit world, says Nicholas Turner, president of the criminal-justice reform organization.

After Edward Blum’s complaint to the IRS about the Gates Foundation’s “illegal” scholarship program for students of color, the Seattle philanthropy giant said it would change the scholarship’s eligibility criteria to include all races.

Trust-based funders are taking a stance to shore up nonprofits defunded by the Trump administration, although 10 of them declined to identify themselves publicly. Separately, a group of foundations offered a ‘statement of solidarity’ in response to the federal cuts.

Progressives have criticized the orders for being vague and attacking a concept — DEI — that does not have an agreed-upon legal definition. Conservatives argue that race-based grant making amounts to illegal discrimination.

Progressive foundations have been largely silent in response to Trump administration policies that affect many of the nation’s nonprofits. But some insiders say a response is coming.

The ‘Oprah of Philanthropy’ is putting an undisclosed amount of her fortune into companies and funds that provide social and financial returns. Will impact investing see a new boom?

A few nonprofits are taking aggressive stances toward the Trump administration’s attempts to cancel funding, while others are using more of a discreet, wait-and-see approach.

Except for Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s CZI Initiative, most big grant makers have not closed their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

The future of nonprofits is likely to be determined by Congress, not the judiciary. But can nonprofits effectively lobby conservative lawmakers about their worth?

The memo has already drawn opposition and concerns about potential First Amendment conflicts.

A federal judge extended a block on Trump’s rescinded federal funding freeze, citing evidence from nonprofits that they were shut out of funding portals or denied critical resources. Some nonprofit leaders expect the fight to keep federal payments rolling in has just begun.

A coalition of nonprofits declared that a Trump administration freeze on federal payments would have “catastrophic consequences” for charities that rely on government support.

While Trump criticized DEI in his first administration, his recent executive order targets for-profit and nonprofit government contractors, universities with large endowments, and foundations with assets north of $500 million.

Trump’s first term triggered a wave of immigration grant making. Where the money will go this time is starting to take shape.

The leader of the Boston-based foundation is stepping down after 11 years, having transformed it from a mom-and-pop philanthropy to one of the 25 largest private foundations in the United States.

Bryan Doreian, a developer of the PIVX cryptocurrency and officer of the $10 billion Sustainable Impact Fund, was sentenced to one year in prison.

The philanthropic collaborative also is placing predecessor Nancy Roob in a new leadership role to grow its grant-making capacity.