James Pollard

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  • charityArts & Entertainment

    Most Americans decide 2025 isn’t the year for charity, poll says

    By James Pollard, Linley Sanders, and others
  • Dianna Tompkins sits on a stair in front of her home in Demotte, Ind., Dec. 17, 2025.Arts & Entertainment

    When SNAP payments stopped, a fast-moving nonprofit program rushed in with $12 million—and kept families fed

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Chuck Dietrick, left, and his wife, Lori Dietrick, sit for a portrait at their home in Anna, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)Personal Finance

    As Americans scale back on charitable giving, this Texas architect shares his unusual ‘shotgun approach’

    By James Pollard, Linley Sanders, and others
  • BezosBig Tech

    Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos donate $5 million to neurodivergent education leader

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • GoFundMe

    GoFundMe for groceries? 2025 was the year, crowdfunding platform says

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Jeannie TarkentonSuccess

    Billionaire MacKenzie Scott once needed her college roommate’s help with a $1,000 loan: ‘That’s just what you do for friends’

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • MrBeastC-Suite

    Digital Assets Editor

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • GEn zEconomy

    ‘If there’s no bottom rung on the ladder, it’s really hard to leap up’: Nonprofits focused on Gen Z employment get $25m Citi Foundation windfall

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Newman's OwnNorth America

    Newman’s Own and Novo Nordisk have funded a program of Gen Z Native Americans who are fighting tribal food insecurity

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Michelle ObamaSuccess

    ‘When our girls succeed, we all do’: Michelle Obama group pledges $2.5 million to adolescent girls’ education efforts

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Mr BeastSuccess

    MrBeast leads online creators in $40 million fundraiser to build better quality water projects around the world

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Carla Hayden, former Librarian of CongressSuccess

    Carla Hayden was the first woman and African American to be Librarian of Congress before Trump ousted her. Two months later, she’s landed on her feet

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • A pair of Gen Zers picking up trash and litterLifestyle

    Nonprofits are finally figuring out how to get disillusioned Gen Zers to fix their own communities: You just have to give them money

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Fears of a “generosity crisis” have dogged nonprofit fundraisers for much of this century.Finance

    Gen Z and millennials are donating less to charity than Boomers—and it could worsen America’s ‘generosity crisis’

    By James Pollard, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, and others
  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 26: Rihanna attends her immersive beauty event in honor of Fenty Beauty’s newest product launch, Soft’lit Naturally Luminous Longwear Foundation at 7th Street Studios on April 26, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/WireImage)Success

    Rihanna’s little-known philanthropy has been giving away millions for more than a decade. Her ‘uncommon’ strategy is a case study for other celebrities to follow

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press