Nonprofits
ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer Gets Email Alerts and Other Major Improvements
We’ve added email alerts, overhauled our search, created better document pages, added charts and much more.
Trio of Texas Churches Donated to Political Candidate Despite Clear IRS Prohibition
A candidate for the Abilene, Texas, City Council said that three churches made an honest mistake by donating to his campaign and that he is returning the money. The race has been beset by allegations of electioneering by churches.
How to Evaluate a Nonprofit Before You Donate
It’s important to know that your charitable donation will be well spent and support the programs you care about. Here’s how to check on a nonprofit’s finances.
Conservative Activist Poured Millions Into Groups Seeking to Influence Supreme Court
Newly obtained records show how Leonard Leo, an architect of the right-wing takeover of the courts, has been funding groups pushing to change elections and anti-discrimination laws.
Impact of Our Reporting
A Right-Wing Think Tank Claimed to Be a Church. Now, Members of Congress Want to Investigate.
Forty lawmakers are calling on the IRS and the Treasury to investigate after ProPublica reported that the Family Research Council gained protections by claiming it is a church.
