Philanthropy Today

Among the nearly 10,000 foreign aid programs the administration axed last week were dozens to which the State Department had earlier issued waivers to continue life-saving work. They work to stop the spread of AIDS and Ebola and provide help for pregnant women with HIV, clean drinking water for refugees, and nutrition for starving children. The mass terminations appear to contradict the administration’s assurances in court that they are the result of a deliberative process, and they consign “untold numbers of the world’s poorest children, refugees, and other vulnerable people to death, according to several senior federal officials.” (ProPublica)

A public health clinic in New York City has begun requiring patients to provide proof of citizenship to receive care, according to an audio reviewed by Politico and two city lawmakers. In doing so, the Floating Hospital in Queens, which receives more than $4 million annually in federal grants, cited “an unspecified executive order by the Trump administration.” A trade organization said federal law requires public health clinics to treat all patients in their area. Various officials and spokespeople for the clinic did not respond to requests for comment. (Politico)

Background from the Chronicle: How Will Philanthropy Respond to Trump’s Deportation Policies?

More on the USAID Shutdown

• Here Are 20 Projects That Have Closed Around the World Amid USAID Cuts (Associated Press)
• What is USAID’s Impact on Georgia? This Nonprofit Manufacturer Says It’s ‘Massive’ (Georgia Public Broadcasting)
  
  • Background from the Chronicle: In Response to USAID Cuts, Deploy Women-Led Charitable SWAT Teams

More on Nonprofits and the Trump Administration

• Groups Frozen Out of $20B In EPA Cash Fear Bankruptcy (Politico)
• ‘We’re Disaster Planning’: Trump’s Funding Freeze Rattles Domestic Violence Nonprofits (Politico)
• A Mississippi Nonprofit Is Called a ‘Radical Advocacy Group’ by the Trump Administration (Mississippi Public Broadcasting)
• Nonprofits Supporting Farmers And Climate Solutions Look for Backup Plans in Case Federal Funds Fall Short (Iowa Public Radio)

More News and Opinion

• Center for American Progress Pushes Aside Israel Critic Patrick Gaspard From Leadership (Jewish Insider)
• Pike Place Market Foundation Head Resigns After Canceling Remembrance Day Event for Interned Japanese Americans (Seattle Times)
• Nonprofit Leader Says Feeding Our Future Taught Him How to Defraud Government in Exchange for $30K In Monthly Kickbacks (Minnesota Star Tribune)
• A Tough Start for Greenpeace in Court Fight With Pipeline Giant (New York Times)

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