A new study describes in grotesque detail the extent to which the ultrarich have perverted the charitable giving industry.

Yvon Chouinard’s decision to transfer ownership of the company to a trust and nonprofit has received glowing reviews. But the details matter. And Patagonia hasn’t always delivered on its promises of sustainability.

Rather than choose sides in this P.R. war of plutocrat divorcés, we should scrutinize whether billionaire philanthropy really works.

The same billionaire who refashioned the American political system to suit his needs is now calling for bipartisan cooperation—on his terms.

The Open Society Foundations and other massive organizations have pledged to support Black-led racial justice work. Is that a blessing or a curse?

What pandemic responses from Starbucks to 1-800-Contacts say about the grotesque shortcomings of corporate social responsibility

Since their company, Purdue Pharma, released OxyContin in 1996, almost half a million Americans have died from opioid overdoses.

David Callahan's new book "The Givers: Money, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age" looks at wealth, charity, and how the superrich shape public policy to their own ends.

Bill Gates is here to change the world—will he make money doing it?

Big ideas are destroying international development