Stephanie Beasley
Stephanie Beasley is a senior writer at the Chronicle of Philanthropy where she covers major donors and charitable giving trends. She was previously a global philanthropy reporter at Devex. Prior to that, she spent more than a decade as a policy reporter on Capitol Hill specializing in transportation, transportation security, and food and drug safety.
Stephanie has been awarded grants by the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting and the International Center for Journalists and has written stories from Brazil, Canada, Cuba and the U.S.-Mexico border. She is an alumna of the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned dual master’s degrees in journalism and Latin American Studies. She received a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College with concentrations in African American and Latin American Studies.
Stories by This Author
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Government and Regulation
Foundations Remain Largely Mute as Nonprofits Face Slashed Federal Funding
Most large private foundations have been slow to respond to the Trump administration’s policy changes affecting nonprofits. Bloomberg Philanthropies is the one exception. -
The Face of Philanthropy
A Zimbabwean Nonprofit Expands Its Mental-Health Model to the World
With the assistance of a team of “grandmas,” Dixon Chibanda is working to rethink and de-stigmatize mental health care. -
Big Philanthropy
MacKenzie Scott Gives Rare Third Gift to Medical Debt Relief Group
The billionaire philanthropist has donated a total of $130 million to Undue Medical Debt as anger swells over high health-care costs. -
Innovations
How This Mississippi Newsroom’s Fundraising Model Could Work for You
Mississippi Free Press has won grants from regional and national funders, and almost half its revenue has come from local donations. -
Youth Leadership
The Teen Climate Activist Who Turned Her Food-Waste Science Project Into a Foundation
At age 13, when most young people are figuring out how to navigate middle school, Shrusti Amula started the Rise N Shine Foundation. -
Government and Regulation
How Women’s Nonprofits Are Revamping Strategies After Trump’s Win
Conservative and progressive women’s groups are readying themselves for a battle over federal and state reproductive rights measures. -
Nonprofits and Politics
How This Nonprofit Helps More Women Get Elected
Vote Run Lead says the 2024 election could be historic in another way — resulting in 51 percent female representation in three state legislatures. -
Trends
Back-to-Back Hurricanes Force Donors to Rethink Their Disaster Approach
The question is whether to fund long-term recovery and resilience rather than just immediate relief efforts. -
Grants and Finance
The Quest for Fiscal Stability: How MacArthur’s $1 Million Bet on Human Rights Research Paid Off
Nearly 10 years after receiving a MacArthur “genius” award for institutions, UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center has transformed itself and its work, offering lessons for both grant makers and nonprofits. -
Reporter's Notebook
Funders Weigh the Future of DEI, Climate, and Aid at U.N. Meeting
Chronicle reporter Stephanie Beasley offers an insider’s view of the annual United Nations General Assembly, where there was no shortage of big philanthropies advancing their causes.