Yesica Balderrama
Part-time data reporter/producer
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Yesica Balderrama is a part-time data reporter/producer for The Chronicle of Philanthropy. She has written for numerous publications, including Palabra (NAHJ), Yes! Magazine, and Prism Reports. Yesica also has worked as an audio producer for WNYC Radio and Latino, USA, and as a multimedia producer for PEN America.
Stories by This Author
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Giving ForecastGrant Seekers May Benefit as Wealthy People Put More Money Into Their Foundations
Foundation giving is likely to rise by 2 percent this year, to $95 billion, according to a new estimate by FoundationMark. -
Sports and Recreation
It Started With Friends Helping a Friend. Now a Group Helps Thousands
The Challenged Athletes Foundation provides grants to people with physical disabilities, helping pay for adaptive sports equipment, providing training, and assisting with sports competition expenses. -
Research and Data
Grant Makers Add Students’ Mental Health to Priorities
Sixty-two percent of education grant makers said they were changing how they spend money to help parents and their families cope with stress and other challenges. -
Research
Foundation Giving May Rise Slightly in 2023 as Assets Overcome Last Year’s Slump
Grant makers’ assets are estimated to have increased almost 8 percent during the first half of 2023 as global stock markets recovered from a tough 2022, according to a new report. -
Research and Data
Foundation Funding for LGBTQ Advocacy: Where the Money Goes — and Where It Comes From
Grant making has surged after a long period of small ups and downs. -
Volunteering
What’s Behind the Uneven Rates in Volunteerism: a Look at Fla. and Wyo. Point to Answers
Wyoming chalked up a big increase in volunteers during the pandemic as retirees and companies were attracted to open spaces to help local charities, and the interest continues to build. Florida faces the opposite problem as volunteers who left during Covid resist returning to in-person activities. -
Research and Data
Disaster Giving Goes Mostly to Immediate Relief, Not Prevention or Long-Term Recovery
Foundation giving was 15 times greater in the year after the pandemic struck. But the emphasis on immediate relief worries experts, especially as climate change makes natural disasters more frequent and devastating.
