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Fidelity Charitable distributes record-setting $11.8 billion to nonprofits in 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Fidelity Charitable, the nation’s largest grantmaker, distributed a record-setting $11.8 billion to nonprofits in 2023, up more than 5% from the previous year at a time when generally donations are dropping. The grant total shows how quickly use of the donor-advised fund — an investment account that allows donations to be distributed over time — is …

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Alabama lawmakers want to change archives oversight after dispute over LGBTQ+ lecture

Lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation to put a politically appointed board in control of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, pushing the change after some lawmakers were upset last year about the department hosting a lecture on LGBTQ+ history. The Senate County and Municipal Government advanced the bill on a vote that broke down along party and racial lines. …

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