Langley High School students Sophie Li and Lily Zhang launched The Rising Star Fund, a nonprofit that aims to support students at Title I schools across Fairfax County.…
Read more Fairfax Co. students launch nonprofit to help kids with school resources, summer camp activities – WTOP NewsWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has bragged about building a political war chest exceeding $1.5 billion — a staggering sum that he can wield at his whim to…
Read more Trump boasts of over $1.5B in political funds, which could rock the midtermsAs the official celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence culminate on July 4, a well-financed, privately funded initiative will kick off…
Read more The new ‘Be The People’ campaign wants to unite hundreds of millions of Americans to solve problemsWhen eighth grader Lilly Jones thinks about Philly’s future, she worries the city will become more industrial, more tech-centered — less beautiful. She envisions self-driving cars, a Center…
Read more What Should Philly Look Like in 2076? Ask an Eighth GraderWhen Ashlee Chaidez’s black Lab mix, Duck, charged toward her and rubbed his face — a little more gray than the last time she had seen him —…
Read more Colorado program finds foster care for people’s pets as they recover from addiction, abuse, mental health issuesNEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees…
Read more Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikesNEW YORK — The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission wants to turn America’s 250th birthday celebration into the country’s single biggest year for volunteering. But America Gives, the program unveiled…
Read more The nation’s 250th anniversary arrives with a call for year-round community serviceElves in training Members of Brownie Troop 60125 volunteered at the Family Giving Tree warehouse in Sunnyvale on Dec. 7, sorting, wrapping and organizing gifts and getting them…
Read more Campbell toy store helps Brownie troop with giving treeNEW YORK — Mega billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, former news anchor Lauren Sánchez Bezos, are awarding $5 million to the founder of a neurodivergent…
Read more Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are awarding $5 million to a leader in neurodiversity educationNEW YORK (AP) — Onetime cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison after a $40 billion crash revealed his crypto ecosystem to be…
Read more Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for $40 billion stablecoin fraudNEW YORK (AP) — The author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott revealed $7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits in 2025 Tuesday, marking a significant increase in her annual giving…
Read more Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $7.1 billion to nonprofits in 2025, a major increaseBRENTWOOD – Mayra Jimenez Almaras was 8 when she came to the U.S. from Mexico with her parents and two siblings. At 11, she was working long hours…
Read more Share the Spirit: Hijas del Campo uplifts farmworkers in east Contra Costa CountyWASHINGTON — When the nonprofit organization planning America’s 250th birthday celebrations decided it wanted an ornament to commemorate that milestone in history, its leadership knew just where to…
Read more America celebrates its 250th birthday next year. There’s now a commemorative ornamentDENVER — With Colorado’s population of older adults projected to surge nearly 30% by 2035, advocates gathered Friday at the State Capitol to discuss the biggest problems facing…
Read more Advocates call for action from Colorado lawmakers as older population grows and care becomes more expensiveMore than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application…
Read more More Than 80 Nonprofits Receive $250M for Global Women’s Health From Melinda French GatesLONDON — LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry went to Toronto for events marking the end of World War I and found himself on an apology tour for offending…
Read more Prince Harry apologizes to Canada over ‘Hat Gate.’ Duke sorry for wearing Dodgers capMONTCLAIR, New Jersey (AP) — On a sunny fall morning, children wearing helmets and backpacks gathered with their parents in Montclair, New Jersey, for a group bicycle ride…
Read more From a few to more than 350, children and parents ride together to school as a ‘bike bus’September was National Suicide Awareness Month—a time when people across the country learn steps to prevent suicide, for themselves and those around them. But the conversation about mental…
Read more The Unsung Heroes Behind Georgia’s Crisis HotlineNEW YORK (AP) — Your neighbors might soon need extra assistance putting food on the table. Philanthropy can’t fill the gap. Food banks, pantries and other nonprofits maintain…
Read more How Hunger Relief Groups Say You Can Help Feed Your Neighbors if the Shutdown Pauses Food AidA cash-strapped school district that’s looking to unload a shuttered elementary school. A nonprofit human services agency that’s in need of a bigger home as it serves more…
Read more Complex property deal involving Lakewood, Jeffco Schools and a nonprofit group has landed in court