Remembering Steven A. Minter, the first African-American leader of a community foundation and longtime president and chief executive of the Cleveland Foundation. Minter died September 19, 2019, at the age of 80.

As Hurricane Dorian approaches the East Coast, community foundations throughout the southeast have activated disaster relief funds to help those affected by the storm.

Community foundations in the region have a long history of raising money and providing support in the wake of hurricanes and tropical storms. As a result, many organizations are reactivating existing funds.

As communities mourn tragic mass shootings, community foundations lead fundraising efforts for victims.

The Columbus Foundation is investing big in affordable housing as central Ohio region grows.

The Seattle Foundation raises funds to fights homelessness and works to correct misperceptions about the city’s homeless population at the same time.

The Supreme Court this week decided that it will allow lower courts to decide whether or not the Trump administration’s request for the government to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. 

But while the question plays out in the legal arena, community foundations and their nonprofit partners are still hard at work to ensure that not only do historically undercounted communities receive the financial resources necessary for a truly accurate count, but that those dollars are strategically targeted toward community-based nonprofits doing the work closest to those populations.

In Washington, D.C., more than 6,000 people sleep without adequate shelter any night of the year.

The Greater Washington Community Foundation wants to change that.

The Chicago Community Trust has long recognized the transformative power that can happen in a community when people come together to break bread.

This month, it’s testing whether that power can extend to influencing citywide policy, too.

The Women’s Giving Alliance, an initiative of the Community Foundation of Northeast Florida, awarded $2 million in grants over five years to organizations the provide mental health support to women and girls.