Global Philanthropy Updates

This page will be updated as new information becomes available. Please bookmark it for future reference. Last updated August 26, 2026.Mexico’s Federal Law for the Prevention and Identification of Transactions with Illicitly Sourced Funds (LFPIORPI) is the country’s primary anti-money laundering law…

This page will be updated as new information becomes available. Please bookmark it for future reference. Last updated August 26, 2026.India’s Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) is the cornerstone law regulating how nonprofits in India receive foreign funding, including from U.S.-based…

The World Cup and global philanthropy. Plus new bills introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and global funding trends.

Global policy developments impacting grantmakers, plus key updates related to U.S. government actions, and global philanthropy trends.

Last Updated: April 24, 2026BackgroundThe Mexico City Policy, also referred to as the Global Gag Rule, is a U.S. policy detailing certification requirement for recipients of foreign aid. Initially, it only prohibited recipients of U.S. global family planning assistance from providing or promoting…

Stay connected with your peers and the Council, plus key updates related to U.S. government actions, global philanthropy trends, and legal and regulatory changes.

Skoll World Forum, 2026 G20 planning, plus key updates related to U.S. government actions, global philanthropy trends, and legal and regulatory changes.

These peer-learning spaces bring together funders working in specific regions and are designed to be informal conversations for peers to share experiences and learn from one another as legal, regulatory, and security dynamics continue to shift for philanthropy across the globe.

Get key updates related to U.S. government actions, global philanthropy trends, and legal and regulatory changes.

Join our partners for a conversation about what Ukraine reveals about operating at the intersection of war, environment, and long-term change. Plus updates on US foreign aid and international policies.

Join our first Latin America and Caribbean funder circle of the year, plus updates on US foreign aid and international policies.

Council on Foundations staff attended G20 in South Africa. We're also expanding the Latin America & Caribbean funder circle, plus updates on US foreign aid and international policies.

Council on Foundations will be at G20 in South Africa, what we're tracking on locally led development, plus updates on US foreign aid and international policies.

Looking back at #UNGA80, tracking locally led development, plus updates on US foreign aid and international policies.

Join the Council on Foundations, Human Rights Funders Network (HRFN), and Philea for a crucial conversation on the future of funding for global human rights. This event will address the urgent challenges highlighted in HRFN's new report, "Funding at a Crossroads: Foreign Aid Cuts and Implications…

With UNGA just ahead, we continue to track policy changes at home and around the world that are bending the path of cross-border giving.