When you donate to charity, you're not only giving back — you could be getting back, too. Donating to qualified organizations can enable you to reduce your taxable income, which can put you into a ...

With the giving season officially underway, December 31 marks your critical tax deadline for charitable giving. About 30% of annual gifts occur before year-end, making this the prime time for ...

Beginning in 2026, tax filers who claim the standard deduction may be allowed to take a new above-the-line deduction for cash contributions to qualifying charities. You will not need to itemize ...

MacKenzie Scott has given away more than $19 billion to over than 2,000 organizations since her divorce from Jeff Bezos Michael Kovac/Getty; Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Philanthropist ...

In late August 2025, online users claimed an official fundraising email from U.S. President Donald Trump asked for $15 donations and began, "I want to try and get to heaven." Snopes received reader ...

Americans, if they’re so inclined, can now donate to pay down the national debt via Venmo and PayPal. The U.S. Treasury Department’s little-known program has been around for decades, and Americans ...

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was recently signed into law, offers Americans a number of tax benefits. It makes many of the changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) ...

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott's donations have allowed nonprofits to expand their budgets and make necessary improvements. Organizations like Kaboom! and the South Texas Food Bank have ...

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A recent news report out of Kentucky revealed a slim but pointed risk regarding organ donation, one that underscores a key Church teaching about how the process of gifting one’s organs must play out.