Trump’s Smart Move to Cut Nonprofit Funding

The Trump administration is changing the nonprofit landscape. A recent report from Granted AI found that federal grants to “everyday” charities that are not hospitals or universities dropped more than 40 percent when comparing the months from February to September 2025 with the same period a year earlier. The Chronicle of Philanthropy has sounded the alarm, noting, “Nonprofits have long relied on federal funding to help them provide vital services to their communities.” And since this funding was “often viewed as more reliable than funding from grant makers, which can shift priorities,” the loss of federal money has “upended finances...