GLENN GAMBOA

AP Business Writer

In this photo provided by Jazz Foundation of America, jazz pianist Bertha Hope, who is a member of The Mellon Foundation and Jazz Foundation of America's inaugural class of Jazz Legacies Fellows, poses for a photo in January 2025, in New York. (Steven Baboun/NativRoots courtesy of Jazz Foundation of America via AP)

New jazz fellowship honors the genre’s elders and gives them each an unrestricted $100,000 grant

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Jazz Foundation of America on Tuesday announced the Jazz Legacies Fellowship -- a new $15 million program that will give 50 artists who are 62 years or older a lifetime achievement award that includes a $100,000 unrestricted grant, professional support and per

Signage for the "12-12-12" concert is displayed on the Madison Square Garden jumbotron, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

FireAid, with Billie Eilish and Lady Gaga, is the latest in a long line of massive benefit concerts

FireAid, featuring Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Sting, Red Hot Chili Peppers and others in a fundraiser for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts, is the latest event to combine music and philanthropy.

D. M. Therrell High School student Ja'Marion Hulin, 17, who runs the school's record company, Panther Records, poses for a photograph Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Save the Music Foundation looks to expand its school education support by going independent

The VH1 Save the Music Foundation never had any problem getting attention in the late ’90s when it launched with a party featuring Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion and Mariah Carey. But the foundation needs to broaden its donor base to expand its work.

La June Montgomery Tabron, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's first woman and first Black CEO poses for a photo, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

The Kellogg Foundation CEO shares her own life story to foster more racial healing

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s first woman and first Black CEO believes many Americans have a desire for racial healing. They just don’t know how to start.

FILE - Bill Clinton, Founder and Board Chair of the Clinton Foundation & 42nd President of the United States, speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)

Bill Clinton explains why philanthropy fills his post-presidential life in his new book ‘Citizen’

Former President Bill Clinton talks about how philanthropy has allowed him to continue making changes in the world to help others in his new book, “Citizen: My Life After the White House,” published Tuesday by Knopf.

This photo provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies shows vendors selling produce at the Friday Market in Rourkela, India, Feb. 23, 2024. (Bloomberg Philanthropies via AP)

Bloomberg Philanthropies launches its largest Mayors Challenge ever to inspire city leaders globally

To support more innovative ideas from cities around the world, Michael R. Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City and founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies, Wednesday announced the largest Mayors Challenge ever.

FILE- In this Aug. 27, 2018 file photo, former President Jimmy Carter works with other volunteers on site during the first day of the weeklong Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, their 35th work project with Habitat for Humanity, in Mishawaka, Ind. Carter turns 95 on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)

A concert and 30 new homes mark Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday and long legacy of giving

A benefit concert and the construction of 30 new homes are among the many celebrations marking President Jimmy Carter’s unprecedented 100th birthday on Oct. 1. Both build on Carter’s lifelong philanthropic commitments.

Global Citizen co-founder Hugh Evans, left, and Hugh Jackman speak during the Global Citizen Festival on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at Central Park in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Global Citizen CEO taps into Generation Z’s sense of urgency

The CEO of activism organization Global Citizen says the sense of urgency that younger generations bring to solving international challenges needs to be nurtured in the rest of the world.

Prince Harry speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Prince Harry says harms of social media have created an ‘epidemic’ for today’s youth

Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation due to negative experiences online, as he brought his campaign to help children and their parents navigate cyberspace to this week’s Clinton Global Initiative.

President Joe Biden is presented with the Global Citizen Award by former President Bill Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Jill Biden reveals $500 million plan that focuses on women’s health at Clinton Global Initiative

First lady Jill Biden has unveiled a new set of actions to address health inequities faced by women in the United States. The plans include spending at least $500 million annually on women’s health research.

Children take part in Brilliant Detroit's "Street Read" program, where they get to select a book to read to their caregivers or friends outside the nonprofit's Osborn hub in Detroit in 2024. (Brilliant Detroit via AP)

Early childhood development nonprofit Brilliant Detroit set to expand nationally

Brilliant Detroit, the early childhood education nonprofit that supports children in underserved communities “from belly to 8,” plans to expand its unique neighborhood-based holistic model beyond The Motor City.

FILE - Britain's Prince Harry leaves after attending an Invictus Games Foundation 10th Anniversary Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral in London, on May 8, 2024. Prince Harry, actor Matt Damon, and World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres are set to speak at the 2024 Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York on Sept. 23 and 24, the Clinton Foundation announced Thursday. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Prince Harry and Matt Damon set to address this year’s Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting

Prince Harry, actor Matt Damon, and World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres are set to speak at the 2024 Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York on Sept. 23 and 24, the Clinton Foundation announced Thursday.

FILE - People raise their hands as police, trying to get them to disperse, move toward them during protests on Aug. 11, 2014 over the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

With their massive resources, corporations could be champions of racial equity but often waver

A Missouri nonprofit founded in 2015 to help address the issues that contributed to the police shooting death of Michael Brown Jr. and the riots that followed has faced the same lament many philanthropies face.

FILE - People raise their hands as police, trying to get them to disperse, move toward them during protests on Aug. 11, 2014 over the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

With their massive resources, corporations could be champions of racial equity but often waver

A Missouri nonprofit founded in 2015 to help address the issues that contributed to the police shooting death of Michael Brown Jr. and the riots that followed has faced the same lament many philanthropies face.

Lisa (Lalisa Manoban), left, and Rose (Roseanne Park) from the K-Pop band Blackpink pose with their Honorary MBEs, Members of the Order of the British Empire, awarded to them in recognition of the band's role as COP26 advocates for the COP26 Summit in Glasgow 2021, in London, on Nov. 22, 2023. (Victoria Jones/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Blackpink rapper Lisa joins Global Citizen Festival lineup in New York’s Central Park

Blackpink rapper Lisa will join the Global Citizen Festival lineup in New York’s Central Park for her first solo performance at a festival, the anti-poverty nonprofit announced Tuesday.

NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade, center, poses with Carolina Garcia Jayaram, left, CEO of the Elevate Prize Foundation, and Joseph Deitch, right, founder of the foundation, after having received the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award, Thursday, May 23, 2024, at the Make Good Famous Summit in Miami Beach, Fla. Wade has launched Translatable, a nonprofit online community dedicated to supporting transgender youth. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

NBA great Dwyane Wade launches Translatable, an online community supporting transgender youth

NBA great Dwyane Wade has launched Translatable, a nonprofit online community dedicated to supporting transgender youth.

Candid CEO Ann Mei Chang poses for a photo at the nonprofit's headquarters on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in New York. Chang, CEO since 2021, believes her organization can help the philanthropic sector work more efficiently by making more data from donors and grantees available to the public.(AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie)

The larger the nonprofit, the more likely it is run by a white man, says new Candid diversity report

White men are most likely to lead the largest, best-funded nonprofits, while women of color tend to lead the organizations with the fewest financial resources, according to a study from the nonprofit data research organization Candid released Thursday.

This image provided by Michael Weintrob shows the TN11, a group of citizens brought together by Citizen Solutions to discuss potential gun rights changes, stands outside the state capital in Nashville on Jan. 9, 2024. (Michael Weintrob via AP)

New Builders initiative looks to fight polarization by encouraging collaboration and alliances

A coalition that includes entrepreneur and philanthropist Daniel Lubetzky, actor Liev Schreiber, journalist Katie Couric, and director of the Muhammad Ali Center Lonnie Ali announced Tuesday that it would launch Builders, a nonprofit global initiative aimed at reducing polarization while encouraging

Teyana Taylor attends The King's Trust Global Gala at Casa Cipriani on Thursday, May 2, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

King Charles’ longtime charity celebrates new name and US expansion at New York gala

The King’s Trust has celebrated its new name, an update of King Charles III’s long-running charity The Prince’s Trust.

Aid organizations suspend operations in Gaza after World Central Kitchen workers’ deaths

Several humanitarian aid organizations have suspended operations in Gaza after an Israeli airstrike killed seven World Central Kitchen workers.

FILE - Michelle Yeoh arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, and Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg are among the diverse group of political, business and philanthropic leaders Global Citizen will convene in New York on May 1 and 2, the nonprofit announced on Thursday, March 28, 2024.(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Michelle Yeoh to join business and political leaders at Global Citizen NOW summit to fight poverty

Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, and Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg are among the diverse group of political, business and philanthropic leaders Global Citizen will convene in New York on May 1 and 2, the nonprofit announced on Thursday.

FILE - Hugh Evans, CEO of Global Citizen, talks to a reporter during the Global Citizen NOW conference in New York, Friday, April 28, 2023. Evans announced Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, a new conference in Australia to bring Gen Z and millennial leaders into the fight to reach the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Global Citizen plans conference to team young people with world leaders like World Bank’s Ajay Banga

International advocacy organization Global Citizen is turning to Gen Z and millennial leaders in its fight to reach the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and end extreme poverty.

CORRECTS YEAR TO 2023 - FILE - Doctor Ivan Mozhaiev attends to a patient during morning rounds at Pokrovsk hospital in Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 22, 2022. Fidelity Charitable, the nation’s largest grantmaker, distributed a record-setting $11.8 billion to nonprofits in 2023, up more than 5% from the previous year at a time when generally donations are dropping. Doctors Without Borders USA and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital were the most popular charities again, as they were in 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Fidelity Charitable distributes record-setting $11.8 billion to nonprofits in 2023

Fidelity Charitable, the nation’s largest grantmaker, distributed a record-setting $11.8 billion to nonprofits in 2023, up more than 5% at a time when donations are generally dropping.

Tim Sanders, CEO of Silent Donor, poses for a photo at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Silent Donor -- which allows people to give anonymously by routing donations through The AnonDo Fund, a donor-advised fund approved as a nonprofit by the Internal Revenue Service in 2022 – has grown quickly. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Silent Donor platform offers anonymous donations to the mainstream, as privacy debate rages

Silent Donor is flourishing just as the privacy debate for contributors heats up, especially for those using donor-advised funds to anonymously give to their favorite, and sometimes controversial, causes while also getting a tax break.

FILE - Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky unveils Airbnb's 2023 Winter Release on Nov. 7, 2023, in New York. Airbnb on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, donated a total of $10 million to more than 120 nonprofits in 44 countries on six continents, as the rental giant continued its unusual distribution of $100 million through its Airbnb Community Fund. (Carla Torres/AP Images for Airbnb, File)

Airbnb donates $10 million to 120 nonprofits on 6 continents through its unusual community fund

Airbnb has donated a total of $10 million to more than 120 nonprofits in 44 countries on six continents. The outlays comes as the short-term rental giant continued its unusual distribution of $100 million through its Airbnb Community Fund.

This 2019 photo provided by Cellebrite DI, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Co-Founder John Walsh (left) and Cellebrite DI Co-Founder Yossi Carmil meet in Israel in 2019. Cellebrite will donate money and its digital tools to nonprofits helping missing and exploited children as part of its "Operation Find Them All" initiative. (Courtesy of Cellebrite DI via AP)

Cellebrite donates AI investigative tools to nonprofits to help find missing children faster

Cellebrite DI, Ltd., launched “Operation Find Them All” on Friday – an initiative where the provider of digital artificial intelligence tools will donate its technology to nonprofits that help find endangered children, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, and the nonprofit

FILE - George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney pose for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film The Boys In The Boat, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in London. The Clooney Foundation for Justice, established by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker George Clooney, announced a new leadership team Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, that the Clooneys say will lead the global legal services nonprofit through its “next chapter of growth.”(Photo by Alberto Pezzali/Invision/AP, File)

George and Amal Clooney’s foundation names 2 new co-CEOs to lead the legal services nonprofit

The Clooney Foundation for Justice, established by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker George Clooney, announced the a new leadership team Tuesday that the Clooneys say will lead the global legal services nonprofit through its “next chapter of growth.”

NIL nonprofits can’t lose in College Football Playoff championship

No matter who takes home the College Football Playoff championship Monday night in Houston, a rare nonprofit from the murky, still-developing world of Name, Image, Likeness programs is set to come out on top.

Actress and activist Marlo Thomas poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in New York. Thomas' St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's Thanks and Giving campaign celebrates its 20th anniversary and passes the fundraising milestone of $1 billion to support the hospital’s efforts to provide free medical care to children with cancer. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)

Marlo Thomas celebrates Thanks and Giving’s 20th year and $1 billion raised for St. Jude hospital

FILE - Kendrick Lamar arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards, on Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif. Rapper Lamar will headline Move Afrika: A Global Citizen Experience, a new initiative to establish an international touring circuit on the continent of Africa launching with a concert in Kigali, Rwanda, on Dec. 6, 2023. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Kendrick Lamar plans to bring major concerts to Africa through new Global Citizen initiative

Rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline Move Afrika: A Global Citizen Experience, a new initiative to establish an international touring circuit on the continent of Africa launching with a concert in Kigali, Rwanda on Dec. 6.