principal object of faith in monotheistic religions, a divine entity that created and typically supervises all existence
Birch Community Services gives away food and asks for life-change in return
Claire Sykes
Winnings for cancer. The church grocery. Protecting donor intent.
David Weekley: homebuilder, charity-grower, and hard-nosed inquisitor
Ashley May
A scholar and Navy SEAL shares his secrets for reintegrating vets at home
Catholic schools have power and potential beyond book learning
Andy Smarick
How a misfit revolutionized paleontology with a big boost from philanthropy
Ari N. Schulman
The virtues of advertising, overhead, and other wicked ways of doing good
Nicholas Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn
The National Christian Foundation s ability to turn unusual contributions to gold is creating a new trove of generosity
Liz Essley Whyte
Fighting poverty from the ground up
John Murdock
The Hobby Lobby president describes his forthcoming Museum of the Bible
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Inmates change their lives with great works of literature
Morgan Sweeney
A Secret Santa. Disaster giving. Taxing church attendance. Adopt a neighborhood.
The Youth Orchestra of the Americas is bringing symphonic beauty to new audiences, thanks to Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg
Caitrin Nicol Keiper
Philanthropically supported groups helping students grow in their faith are embraced by participants, but also face threats
Liz Essley Whyte
Aid for Assyrians. A monk's secret to schooling. Anonymous animal lovers. Rescuing an orchestra.
The donor couple discusses endangered birds, marriage, and more
Happiness spreads to both donor and recipient in Jewish and Christian teachings
Scott Walter
Mutual aid lives on in the battle against medical bills
Liz Essley Whyte
Local news and research journalism as charity causes
Ari N. Schulman, Biz Carson, David Donadio, Jonathan V. Last, Kate Havard, Maria Servold
Alan Barnhart and his brother Eric owned a $250 million company. Owned. Past tense. Because they gave it away.
Liz Essley Whyte
Churches and donors lift thousands of children out of the foster-care bureaucracy
Naomi Schaefer Riley
For years now, she has been at the forefront of the educational-reform movement.
Now in its thirteenth year, Birthright is coming of age
Kate Havard
Handing down heritage in Canada and Israel, spending down by 2016
A Texas couple create a new community to help women exit cycles of abuse.
Anne Snyder
Denny Sanford on his $1.4 billion in giving to medical research, physics, and more.
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