Charity

A Waukesha, Wisconsin, breakfast restaurant called The Coop is donating 100% of its proceeds Friday to victims of the Nov. 21 Christmas parade tragedy that killed six victims, including an 8-year-old boy, and injured dozens of others.

The nation’s food banks are struggling due to inflation, fueled by the global supply chain crisis.

Elon Musk, the founder of Telsa whose net worth is approaching $300 billion, responded Sunday to calls from social media users to sell some stock to solve world hunger.

Back Bay Baptist Church in St. Martin announced at the end of September that it would accept digital currencies after COVID-19 made it difficult to collect traditional payments.

A family of Afghan immigrants is using their Washington, D.C.-bassed restaurants to collect donations for local Afghan refugees.

Wyatt Dennis’ free lemonade stand captured the hearts of South Dakota bikers ahead of the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Dave Portnoy, founder of media company Barstool Sports, on Wednesday said his charity fund for small businesses that began during COVID-19 is here to stay.

The U.S. Marines Toys for Tots charity program is anticipating higher prices and a smaller supply of toys this holiday season.

Donations to charitable causes are reaching record highs, but the giving is done by a smaller and smaller slice of the population.

Billionaires Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein reportedly had a brief history of meetings, according to a new book by Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie Brown.

Spies spotted the soon-to-be-former Mrs. Bill Gates at private club Zero Bond Thursday surrounded by a total of six bodyguards and three SUVs, according to a new report.

In addition to the seats, winners will be given an all-expenses paid trip to New Mexico and a tour of Spaceport America by Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson.

Entertainment tycoon David Geffen gave a $150 million gift to Yale University’s drama school that will eliminate tuition for all degree and certificate programs.

Make-A-Wish America president and CEO Richard Davis announced that the foundation will resume granting wishes involving large gatherings and air travel within the United States and federal territories for fully vaccinated children and their families beginning September 15.

Reeling from massive cutbacks in volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and grappling with high construction costs, Habitat for Humanity leaders would be the first to admit they’re struggling.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett announced on Wednesday that he was halfway to his goal of distributing more than 99% of his net worth to charity, and he also detailed the tax savings he received along the way.

After Warren Buffett announced he was stepping down from the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates praised Buffett on Twitter.

Mackenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, pledged this week to give $2.7 billion to hundreds of organizations that have been “underfunded and overlooked.”

Galvanized by the racial justice protests and the coronavirus pandemic, charitable giving in the United States reached a record $471 billion in 2020, according to a report released Tuesday that offers a comprehensive look at American philanthropy.

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are discussing changes to the structure of their foundation to add more governance and independence as the philanthropists’ planned divorce calls into question the direction of one of the world’s largest charities.