charities

In the second half of 2011, billionaire investor Warren Buffett gave away $41.6 million worth of stock in his company, Berkshire Hathaway, to eight unnamed charities....

After a year in which several well-known charities have become immersed in scandal, you might be tempted to stop giving.

Don't.

December is a big month for charities, and even in tough times, Americans are giving to those in need.

A new report from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project has found that while nonprofit organizations were able to acquire and keep donors in 2010, net giving levels continued to decline as a result of lost donors and smaller gifts....

The Internal Revenue Service has revoked the tax-exempt status of some 275,000 nonprofit organizations, the vast majority of which are believed to be defunct....

More than sixty U.S. foundations that award close to $2.5 billion a year in grants to charities have committed to allocating at least 50 percent of their grant dollars to addressing the needs of marginalized groups such as the poor and elderly....

Since its inception in 2009, the Chase Community Giving program has awarded $10 million to three hundred small and local charities in thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia while attracting more than 2.4 million "fans" to its Facebook page....

A majority of charities saw their fundraising revenue remain stable or increase last year, with those investing in fundraising staff and infrastructure more likely to have seen improvement, a new survey from the Nonprofit Research Collaborative finds....

A rundown of how some highly rated charities spent donations to help Haiti.

The gift of money or securities not only keeps on giving, but it's a gift that both people and charities love.