Philanthropy Today

As most foreign aid is shut down, the nonprofit International Rescue Committee is appealing directly to Americans for help, via a full-page ad in this past Sunday’s New York Times. Paid for by a private donor, the ad asks Americans to “meet the moment” with contributions after life-saving programs around the world were axed last week. “Preventable tragedies, like deaths from treatable diseases, will occur daily. This is a humanitarian catastrophe — a matter of life and death for people already in crisis,” the IRC said in a statement. (Reuters)

• Background from the Chronicle: As USAID Is Gutted, Here’s How Philanthropy Can Stop Panicking and Start Helping

Thirty Black churches across the country have received $8.5 million in grants from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund. The grants, which range from $50,000 to $500,000, will help churches address “urgent preservation challenges such as demolition threats, deferred maintenance, and structural issues,” and plan for their long-term financial health. The action fund is part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and its $60 million Preserving Black Churches program is supported by Lilly Endowment Inc. (New York Times)

• Background from the Chronicle: A Message for Nonprofits: Black Churches Are Powerful Potential Allies

Nonprofits and the Trump Administration

• Catholic Charities Fort Worth Sues Federal Government to Unlock $36M in Paused Refugee Funds (KERA)
• South Dakota’s NDN Collective Won’t Be Stopped by the Federal Funding Freeze (Next City)
• How NY Nonprofits Are Regrouping Under Trump’s Attacks (City & State New York)
• Opinion: NJ Nonprofits Are At Risk. We Must Fight Back Against Federal Funding Freezes (Bergen Record)
• Hiring Freezes, Fewer Grad Students: Funding Uncertainty Hits Colleges (Washington Post)
  
  • Background from the Chronicle: Nonprofits and the Trump Agenda

Arts and Culture

• Stonewall National Museum Says anti-LGBTQ Policies Have Led to Financial Trouble (Axios)
• Guggenheim Lays Off 20 Employees as Financial Challenges Persist (New York Times)
• Major Donation to Biggs Museum in Dover, Del., Provides Free Admission for All Visitors (Delaware News Journal)

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