Philanthropy Today

Some nonprofits are getting back to work after the Trump administration rescinded a freeze on federal grants that sowed widespread confusion. Still, groups are bracing for cuts down the road as the administration continues a review of government spending to end support for what it calls “woke” ideologies. Kendra Davenport, the CEO of Easterseals, said the freeze sent some of the charity’s affiliates into a panic, “calculating that they could afford to work for only a few days without federal funds.” (New York Times)

More on the Federal Grants Freeze

• ‘It’s very hard to estimate what the next moves will be’: Mass. arts and culture leaders react to Trump order to pause federal funding (Boston Globe)
• Uncertainty, Confusion Persist For Columbus, Ohio, Nonprofits Even After Trump Funding Memo Rescinded (Columbus Dispatch)
• Uncertainty Abounds for TN’s Nonprofits as Trump Reverses Federal Funding Freeze (Nashville Tennessean)
• Trump’s Attempted Funding Freeze Creates a Day of ‘Anxiety And Chaos’ for NH Nonprofits (New Hampshire Public Radio)
• ‘Definitely Chaotic’: Frenzy Descends on Boston Nonprofits and Researchers That Depend on Federal Money (Boston Globe)
• Trump’s Funding Freeze Confounds Alaska Government, Schools, and Nonprofits (Alaska Public Media)
  
  • Background from the Chronicle: Judge Steps In After Trump Pauses Federal Grants

Recovery in Los Angeles

• FireAid, the Massive Benefit Concert to Help L.A. Fire Victims, Came Together Quickly. Here’s How (Associated Press)
• ‘It’s a PR Stunt’: While Many Were Helped, Some Fire Victims Say Airbnb’s Free Vouchers Are Useless (Los Angeles Times)
• Newsom Taps Magic Johnson, Casey Wasserman, Mark Walter to Lead Philanthropic L.A. Fire Recovery Initiative (Los Angeles Times)
  

More News

• Immigration Arrests in Churches? Some Clergy Say Not So Fast (Los Angeles Times)
• Catholic Charities Asks Top Court for Religious Tax Break (Bloomberg Tax)
  
  • Background from the Chronicle: The IRS and ‘Churches’ That Aren’t Really Churches
• Cost of Living Driving More People to Turn to Charities, University of San Diego Study Finds (Times of San Diego)
• Avi Kaner Joins ‘Donor Revolt’ at Columbia University, Redirecting Funds to Jewish Studies Department (eJewish Philanthropy)
  
  • Background from the Chronicle: What Do Donor Revolts Mean for Fundraising?

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