state of the United States of America

Contagious Caring

A community in Shreveport, Louisiana, changed its future by connecting neighbors to each other

Briefly Noted

University M&A, the Jersey way; the college name game; donor intent in Virginia; and more.

Spring 2012 - Staffing Up

Bill Buckner of the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and Elizabeth Dvorak at the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation

The Rockefeller Legacy

On the centenary of the Rockefeller Foundation, it's worth remembering what its founder accomplished in his own 97 years.

America's Disappearing Givers

Three recent studies show an alarming decline in the number of givers over the past decade.

School and Home

Boarding programs and other charter innovations mix elements of family life and education for foster kids in need of both

Interview with Steve Green

The Hobby Lobby president describes his forthcoming Museum of the Bible

Nature Philanthropy

Donated lands have become some of our most beautiful national treasures.

Making Forever Families

Churches and donors lift thousands of children out of the foster-care bureaucracy

Solving the $2 Trillion Problem

The Laura and John Arnold Foundation mixes research and politics to help solve today's public-pension crisis

DoNation

Which Americans give most to charity?