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Taxes could top hundreds of millions per year at the Gates Foundation and others.

The true measure of success, she says, will come years after the grant makers shuts down, in how lives will have changed as a result of its work.

Plus, USC Shoah Foundation landed $30 million to endow the Holocaust remembrance organization’s efforts to collect and preserve thousands of Holocaust survivor testimonies from around the world, and the Library of Congress received $20 million to purchase a rare 17th century viola for its collection.

Growing into one of the most powerful institutions in global health, the foundation drew acclaim and criticism.

In an interview, the philanthropist discusses sunsetting his foundation, the Giving Pledge, and recent cuts in aid.

The 73-year-old practitioner of “acupuncture philanthropy” will step down next year, in part to make way for a younger leader to work with the sixth generation of Rockefellers on the grant maker’s board.

Bill Gates said his foundation will give away $200 billion over the next 20 years, accelerating donations in global health and other areas.

As charities focus on Trump, little-known Scott Hodge pushes for $40 billion in new taxes on nonprofits.

The Trump administration intends to dismantle the national service program that fuels the work of big charities like Habitat for Humanity as well as local organizations and faith-based groups.

A conversation with two leaders of a national effort to strengthen democracy by improving life in rural communities.