Wild success with crowdfunding is like the nonprofit equivalent of winning the lottery. But what's the secret to raising the big bucks—and the challenges of giving it out? We look at J.J. Watt's $37 million touchdown.
Read MoreBuilding construction and equipment costs are often on foundations' "do not fund" list. But here's a funder in Texas that sticks almost exclusively to these types of grants to serve local needs.
Read MoreAmid growing research on trauma and other mental health issues affecting children, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is giving this area lots of attention in one state.
Read MoreThe Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust has been giving for animal welfare since it started in 1998, and in recent years, has become a top animal funder in Indiana and Arizona.
Read MoreThe Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust has been giving to environment and community issues in Indiana and Arizona since 1997. It’s sharpening focus lately, and just gave $4.9 million to restore a troubled river.
Read MoreTwo funders in Arizona came together to make an investment of nearly $3 million to the often-overlooked area of end-of-life care and planning. Here's a closer look.
Read MoreForget charters and choice. The grocery mogul Charles Butt is looking to improve the traditional public schools that educate some 5 million Texas children—a tenth of America's K-12 students.
Read MoreIvy League schools aside, universities across the country have local funders backing their research departments. In San Antonio, the Voelcker Fund has donated millions to Texas state schools.
Read MoreEven as chronic disease worsens in rural Texas, hospitals are closing and accessing care is increasingly difficult. Episcopal Health Foundation is on the case. What are its ideas?
Read MoreWith an eye out for vulnerable people who can't afford healthcare, the St. David’s Foundation is an important grantmaker in Central Texas. And its makes some seriously large grants.
Read MoreDallas philanthropist Lyda Hill approaches science funding by supporting emerging fields and scientific solutions to problems. Here's what this big-league giver has been up to lately.
Read MoreWhat some chemists might not realize is that all of this funder's power is contained within the state of Texas. Underwriting basic research at universities is a top priority.
Read MoreIt’s been a little while since we caught up with the San Angelo Health Foundation, a Texas grantmaker that takes a broad approach to its work as a health funder. Where have recent grants gone?
Read MoreWe’re always interested to learn how professional sports teams are giving back to the communities they play in. Recently, the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation caught our attention.
Read MoreThe Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation does more than you might think. Until June 1, it's accepting letters of inquiry for capital funding requests related to education and health.
Read MoreA foundation bails out a debt-ridden performance hall in Dallas, a city facing fiscal problems, and provides $10 million to smaller organizations in the process. What's not to love? Quite a bit, it turns out.
Read MoreThe Thornburg Foundation has found a niche for itself by focusing on issues important to New Mexico through a policy lens. We look at what this funder is up to.
Read MoreLocal nonprofits in this region should definitely get to know this funder a bit better and understand where recent funds have been flowing. Let’s take a closer look.
Read MoreWhen a funder we've never heard of makes an eight-figure neuroscience gift to an out-of-the-way university, we can't help wondering what the backstory might be.
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