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Long before most of them were old enough to serve, America's young people found their own way to contribute. In the early 1940s, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts across the country threw themselves into the home front effort—going door to door, organizing drives, and rallying their communities around a…
In 1912, Black children across the rural South were learning in churches, homes and open fields. States and municipalities funded school buildings for white students—utilities, cleaning, transportation—and provided almost nothing for Black students. The gap wasn't accidental; it was policy. Julius…
In the previous edition of Snapshot, we shared that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released proposed regulations to revise the Uniform Guidance for federal financial assistance. Review our full summary of the proposed regulations and impact on philanthropy. We are preparing to submit…
Next week, both the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee will hold hearings with Secretary Bessent to discuss the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget for Treasury and Treasury’s priorities. Plus, updates on Southern Poverty Law Center, OMB proposed regulations on federal…
Global policy developments impacting grantmakers, plus key updates related to U.S. government actions, and global philanthropy trends.
Steven Mitchell is a Marine Corps veteran and a carpenter in Sarasota, Florida, where he moved in 2009. When the recovery residence he was living in was condemned, the Salvation Army helped him find Heroes' Village."It brought tears to my eyes, ain't going to lie," Mitchell said. "Having the time…
In the small farming and ranching communities of northeastern North Dakota, high school sports bring the whole town out. Teachers know every student by name. And when a grocery store closes, the whole community feels it.That's what happened in Fordville when its grocery store shut down. It wasn't…
For most of his life, John van Hengel had never given much thought to where his next meal was coming from. A successful salesman in California, he'd built a good life. Then, in 1967, circumstances brought him to Phoenix, where he found himself eating at the same soup kitchen where he volunteered.…
Every fall, before the harvest is sold, Pat and Kristin Duncanson keep a promise: the first load goes to the community, not to market.The Duncansons own Highland Family Farms in Mapleton, Minnesota—a 5th-generation family farm that Pat and Kristin now run alongside two of their four children. Each…
Battle Creek, Michigan is a working American city that has always invested in its children. Its public schools carry that commitment. Battle Creek Public Schools had real strengths, real potential, and real gaps to close. By 2017, the district was serving the city's highest-need students with…