Individual giving
FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2021 file photo, Ana Paula de Santos poses for a photo inside a room that she occupies with her husband in a building that used to house a factory, amid the new coronavirus pandemic, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. De Santos, who worked as a maid, has been unable to work because of COVID-19 and says that she can't afford the cost of living after the Brazilian government cut off financial aid to poor families affected by the pandemic. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)
Brazil scrambles to help the poor, while they barely hang on

By Marcelo Silva De Sousa Jun. 24, 2021 11:22 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 4, 2018, file photo, then-MacKenzie Bezos arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Galvanized by the racial justice protests and the coronavirus pandemic, charitable giving in the United States reached a record $471 billion in 2020, according to a Giving USA report released Tuesday, June 15, 2021. MacKenzie Scott stormed the philanthropy world in 2020 with $5.7 billion in unrestricted donations to hundreds of charities. The seven- and eight-figure gifts were the largest many had ever received. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Charitable giving in the U.S. reaches all-time high in 2020

By Haleluya Hadero Jun. 15, 2021 09:04 AM EDT

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden step off Air Force One at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, England, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
In UK for first foreign trip, Biden to announce vaccine plan

By Jonathan Lemire And Aamer Madhani Jun. 09, 2021 12:04 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Minnesota

By The Associated Press Jun. 08, 2021 03:12 PM EDT
Minneapolis Star Tribune. June 5, 2021. Editorial: Clock is ticking on 2021 Minnesota Legislature Hurdles remain, but...

Negotiations revive education debates in Nevada statehouse

By Sam Metz May. 31, 2021 08:39 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A mining tax proposal introduced in the Nevada statehouse has revived longstanding debates about charter schools and tax credits that...

San Diego gives vaccines to Mexican workers at border plants

May. 25, 2021 12:54 PM EDT
MEXICO CITY (AP) — San Diego County and private businesses have donated 10,000 coronavirus vaccine doses for workers at U.S.-owned border assembly plants in...

In this undated photo provided by Goodwill Northern New England, a donation attendant working for Goodwill Northern New England at the Westbrook, Maine, store looks at a broken picture frame and a broken cat scratching post. Experts note the coronavirus pandemic has encouraged many to clean their homes and get rid of stuff they don’t want. And during the past year, several Goodwill agencies say they've seen an increase in unwanted donations, and in turn, their trash bills. (Heather Steeves/Goodwill Northern New England via AP)
Goodwill stores have a message: Please stop donating trash

By Haleluya Hadero May. 19, 2021 11:57 AM EDT

This Wednesday, May 12, 2021 image shows a website featuring Ty and Charleen Bollinger advertising their video series, "The Truth About Vaccines 2020." The Bollingers are part of an ecosystem of for-profit companies, nonprofit groups, YouTube channels and other social media accounts that stoke fear and distrust of COVID-19 vaccines, resorting to what medical experts say is often misleading and false information. (AP Photo)
Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation

By Michelle R. Smith And Johnatan Reiss May. 13, 2021 11:27 AM EDT

Kansas state Rep. Rui Xu, D-Westwood, holds his 18-month-old daughter, Astra, during a break in the House's work, Friday, May 7, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Lawmakers are working late as they tried to finish their business for the year. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
Kansas lawmakers pass funding hike, school 'choice' proposal

By John Hanna May. 07, 2021 12:14 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 1, 2021, file photo, people take part in "Cycle to Save Lives" a 48 hour, non-stop static relay cycle challenge at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, also know as the Neasden Temple, the largest Hindu temple in the UK, in north London, to raise money to help coronavirus relief efforts in India. India's large diaspora — long a boon to India's economy — is tapping its wealth, political clout and expertise to help its home country combat the catastrophic coronavirus surge that has left people to die outside overwhelmed hospitals. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
On the ground and afar, diaspora boosts India's virus fight

By Sudhin Thanawala May. 06, 2021 01:02 AM EDT

This image released by Kings Features shows a frame from the Dennis The Menace comic strip promoting No Pants Day. More than 25 cartoonists are celebrating the quirky holiday to help charities get clothing to those in need. Participating artists are drawing their characters without trousers and urging readers to donate clothing to thrift and second-hand stores hard-hit by COVID-19. (Kings Features via AP)
Comic strip artists band together for a silly and good cause

By Mark Kennedy May. 05, 2021 09:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2019, file photo, Bill and Melinda Gates smile at each other during an interview in Kirkland, Wash. The couple announced Monday, May 3, 2021, that they are divorcing. The Microsoft co-founder and his wife, with whom he launched the world's largest charitable foundation, said they would continue to work together at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Bill and Melinda Gates divorce could shake up philanthropy

By Haleluya Hadero And Glenn Gamboa May. 04, 2021 05:46 PM EDT

A Samsung Group flag and South Korean national flag flutter at the company's office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Samsung's founding family will donate tens of thousands of rare artworks, including Picassos and Dalis, and give hundreds of millions of dollars to medical research to help them pay a massive inheritance tax following last year's death of chairman Lee Kun-Hee. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Facing $11B tax bill, Samsung heirs donate massive art trove

By Kim Tong-Hyung Apr. 28, 2021 12:53 AM EDT

Dylan Pfeifer sits on the corner of his neighborhood cul da sac in Chandler, Ariz., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. Pfeifer received 555 cans and boxes and about $500 in monetary donations. (Erin Pfeifer via AP)
Arizona third-grader holds food drives to help in pandemic

By Cheyanne Mumphrey Apr. 20, 2021 02:42 PM EDT

Survey: Nearly 1 in 3 contribute to a crowdfunding drive

By Emily Haynes Of The Chronicle Of Philanthropy Apr. 13, 2021 10:23 AM EDT
Nearly one in three Americans say they donate to a crowdfunding effort each year, according to a first-of its-kind study by the Lilly Family School of...

This undated photo provided by Arnold Ventures shows Laura and John Arnold. The billionaire philanthropists committed Monday, April 5, 2021, to donate 5% of their wealth annually as part of an effort to encourage increased, timelier donations to charities. The Arnolds are the first billionaires to sign on to the advocacy organization Global Citizen's "Give While You Live" campaign, which calls on the world's billionaires to give at least 5% of their wealth every year to a cause. (Arnold Ventures via AP)
Billionaires John, Laura Arnold to give 5% of wealth yearly

By Haleluya Hadero Apr. 05, 2021 11:30 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, March 22, 2021 file photo, Demonstrators holds signs during a press conference calling to a halt on violence against Asian Americans in Los Angeles. Donations and contribution pledges to Asian American and Pacific Islander groups have spiked since the March 16 shooting in Atlanta that killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Donations for Asian American groups surge after killings

By Haleluya Hadero Mar. 30, 2021 09:35 AM EDT

Tennessee gov revives K-12 mental health trust fund push

Mar. 30, 2021 04:17 AM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is reviving a proposal to put $250 million into a trust fund that would help expand mental health services for...

Cori Runyon, an Arizona State University graduate student who started a pantry in south Tucson in 2017, places supplies inside her pantry on Feb. 26, 2021. Runyon says food donations have increased since the pandemic began. (Travis Robertson/Cronkite News via AP)
Arizona neighborhoods fight hunger with free pantry movement

By Melissa Estrada Mar. 27, 2021 11:00 AM EDT

NH expands vaccine eligibility; St. Patrick's Day event back

Mar. 21, 2021 10:02 AM EDT
A look at pandemic-related news around New England on Sunday: MASSACHUSETTS The Boston St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast is...