Proponents of using the child tax credit to alleviate poverty need to reach an agreement with those who insist that it must encourage low-income parents to work.
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It will cost tens of billions of dollars to find and remove all the lead service lines that deliver water to US homes and schools. A public health expert explains why he sees it as money well spent.
Little comprehensive research about what the charitable accounts, known as DAFs, are supporting has been conducted until now.
There is a lot to consider when buying a new pair of headphones. A professional musician and acoustics researcher explains how the science of sound and quirks of human hearing make for a great listening experience.
Muslims also gave more to causes tied to relief from economic and health problems that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Centers for Disease Control has announced a new, stricter standard for lead poisoning in children, which will more than double the number of kids considered to have high blood lead levels.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s latest ranking indicates that the coronavirus and heightened awareness about racism made a difference, but not necessarily a lasting one.
Even after the #MeToo movement hit its stride, support for these organizations still made up only a sliver of all charitable donations in 2018.
Using a robust statistical model, researchers estimate that coronavirus vaccines had prevented 140,000 deaths by May 9, 2021.
For much of the country’s history, the Republican Party was the party of Lincoln and racial equality, and the Democratic Party backed Jim Crow laws and white supremacy. The two parties switched.
Larger shares of Asian, Black and Hispanic people are donating to these nonprofits, compared with white donors. They are also more likely to give to others through less formal channels.
Needs will continue in Haiti and New Orleans – and for Afghan refugees – long past the point when most donors will have found new priorities.
Winners of a new gender-equity contest do an array of work that includes helping caregivers and trying to reduce intimate-partner violence.
When white philanthropists made large gifts to these schools in the 19th century and early 20th century, many insisted upon a vocational focus for Black higher ed.
Nonprofits rarely get money they are free to spend on any purpose.
Experts explain the significance of this new ‘allowance.’
Three experts explain a few aspects of American infrastructure that desperately need investment.
Johnson’s victory, in the manliest of sports, contradicted claims of racial supremacy by whites and demonstrated that Blacks were no longer willing to acquiesce to white dominance.
Starting in July 2021, most US families will get monthly payments from the IRS of either $250 or $300 per child under 18.
Giving $100 to a favorite charity costs less than that for the roughly 8.5% of Americans who use this tax break.
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Researcher and Managing Editor, Giving USA, IUPUI
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Professor of Journalism, IUPUI
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Chancellor's Professor of Earth Sciences and Executive Director, Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute, IUPUI
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Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI
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Associate Director of Research, Women's Philanthropy Institute, IUPUI
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Applied Statistician of Philanthropy, IUPUI
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Senior Counsellor and Professor Emeritus of Practice in Philanthropic Studies, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI
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Visiting Stead Family Chair in International Philanthropy, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy; Professor of Societal Significance of Charity Lotteries, Center for Philanthropic Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, IUPUI
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Glenn Family Chair of Economics and Philanthropic Studies, IUPUI
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Assistant Professor & Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, IUPUI
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Associate Professor of Economics, IUPUI
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Research Associate of Philanthropy, Women's Philanthropy Institute; Doctoral student of Philanthropy, IUPUI
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Assistant Professor of Music and Arts Technology, IUPUI
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Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Director of Undergraduate Programs, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI
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Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies; Associate Dean for Research and International Programs, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI
