This special report is part of a partnership between the Chronicle and the Associated Press to explore how the Trump administration’s policy changes are affecting nonprofits and the people they serve. For decades, both parties have used taxpayer dollars to fund nonprofits to help low-income people, address socioeconomic problems, and support education and the arts. The Trump administration’s defunding of vast swaths of the nonprofit sector is both ending this bipartisan tradition and transforming how nonprofits function.
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Social ServicesMcDowell County, Birthplace of Food Stamps, Faces a Disappearing Safety Net
Many of the West Virginia county’s 17,000 residents rely on federal programs to get by. Trump administration cuts could deepen poverty. -
Case Study
What Happens When Federal Funding Disappears? A Preview From the Bronx
Over 84 percent of nonprofits based in the Bronx that received government grants would be at risk of not covering their expenses, according to an analysis by the Urban Institute. -
Nonprofit Support
The Government Was Once a Steady Partner for Nonprofits. That’s Changing
The vast and interconnected set of programs funded by taxpayers has been significantly dismantled in just months, nonprofit leaders, researchers and funders say. And even deeper, permanent cuts are still possible. -
Nonprofit Support
Takeaways From the Chronicle and AP’s Report on Cuts to Government Grants
President Trump’s policies are poised to upend decades of partnerships the federal government has built with nonprofits to help people in their communities.
