A decade of research on Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood finds that major riverfront investment did not push out longtime residents.
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There is research showing that there are numerous benefits for a low-income child to attend a Head Start program, though these effects are less clear as the child ages.
A hierarchy of oversight for the iconic arts venue has essentially collapsed.
Sea sanctuaries could work well for some animals, but up to this point, only a handful of animals have lived in them.
The nation’s first successful circulating library was established almost 300 years ago by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia.
A proposed Trump administration rule aimed at quashing diversity efforts could jeopardize the nonprofit status of private schools. It could take effect in mid-2027.
While small in scale, these groups are well positioned to respond quickly to disaster relief efforts.
More than 15,000 families in Michigan have received cash support from Rx Kids. Participants say the program helps them pay bills and maintain their health.
Uncle Sam may receive charitable gifts, but that doesn’t give presidents free rein on how to spend those funds.
Indictments of a longtime extremism researcher and her former organization raise a crucial question for researchers in the field: What are the ethical limits on research about often-dangerous groups?
As economic and demographic growth increasingly coexists with poverty and homelessness, resident-led alternatives
to housing are supporting communities left behind.
Uncle Sam may receive charitable gifts, but that doesn’t give presidents free rein on how to spend those funds.
Extremist groups have pointed to the federal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center as proof that their worldview is correct.
His achievements as a philanthropist are not widely known today because he did not create a grantmaking foundation that outlasted him.
An accounting scholar explains what charitable solicitation fraud is and how it’s connected to allegations some Democratic lawmakers made on July 2, 2026.
Since college athletes were allowed to sign branding deals in 2021, the debate has continued over whether letting students make money off their names is a good thing.
American churches could not rely on the state for financial support. Private philanthropy helped them survive – and shaped the country’s religious diversity today.
Climate change, biodiversity loss and water conservation are often framed as problems in need of national policies. However, there is an often more important level of governance: the neighborhood.
Although states have the power to regulate medical care, they cannot exercise that power by prohibiting speech on medical topics that the state disagrees with.
Researchers found that while authorities have depended on nonprofits to deal with the refugee crisis, many nonprofit leaders had little say in planning and coordination.
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