Donations

More women are contributing money, and more of that money is backing female candidates.

Charities could see a bump up in donations this month. That’s because wealth advisers are telling their clients to increase their giving now, before likely changes to the tax code next year. On his website, Donald Trump says he’ll cut the top tax rate to 33 percent. And he wants to cap itemized deductions for […]

The day is designed to get your mind off buying and onto donating.

Since the election, a new phenomenon appears to be emerging: so-called “rage donations.” Across the country, progressive nonprofits are reporting an unprecedented surge in donations, as disappointed Clinton voters channel their frustration into hard cash for the causes they support. Click the above audio player to hear the full story.

The election's a day away, so why are Clinton and Trump still hitting up supporters for cash?

Wall Street has spent $1.4 billion on donations and lobbying this election, more than twice the contributions by any other industry, according to a new study by Americans for Financial reform. That works out to $2.3 million per day from January 2015 to September 2016. And it wasn’t banks that led the effort, despite the […]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan will invest this money over a period of 10 years.

The top donors to presidential campaigns are spending millions of dollars on candidates. But who will they back next if their candidates leave the race?