Metallica have announced that they are expanding their charitable Metallica Scholars Initiative to benefit community colleges in the US

People should not send gifts to children overseas as part of a charity's annual appeal, it is argued.

MacKenzie Bezos has promised to give at least half of her fortune to charity, just months after finalizing her divorce from the world's richest man.

This Ugandan children's choir was robbed in downtown Vancouver this weekend after performing to raise money to help the less fortunate.

Showing once again why he’s the most down to earth movie star around, Hong Kong film legend Chow Yun-fat reportedly lives on just HK$800 ($102) a month, saving up his money so that one day he can leave it all to charity.

Five weeks ago, Brody Allen’s parents were told that their 2-year-old son’s rare form of brain cancer meant he had two months to live. The boy’s family realized that he probably wouldn’t be able to enjoy one more Christmas. So they decided to celebrate early, putting up a tree and decorations, and their Ohio neighborhood followed suit. “In his mind it is just Christmas,” said McKenzie Allen, 21, Brody’s sister. “He woke up one day and the Christmas tree was out. He doesn’t know it isn’t really Christmas. He is just enjoying it.”

A frugal woman from Brooklyn, who rode the subway to work at one law firm for 67 years, left millions for students at Henry Street Settlement and Hunter College.

Compare the lack of interest shown by the international media, politicians and assorted celebrities to the cholera epidemic, leading to the death of thousands of Haitians, with the hysterical outrage expressed about Oxfam officials consorting with prostitutes. By Patrick Cockburn.

Critics have long complained that the charity's finances are not transparent. A spokesman interviewed by NPR couldn't answer questions about whether that has changed.

Bill Gates has told Reuters his foundation plans to spend more than $300 million in Tanzania this year on public health and poverty reduction programs. In an interview, the billionaire said aid was now being spent "in a smarter way" in some parts of the world. "Some countries have made good progress in the reduction of childhood deaths and reduction in poverty, with Tanzania being a good example," said Gates, during a visit to the east African country.

Bethesda Mission in Harrisburg does not believe the government should regulate how it worships and gives food to the homeless. So the Christian-based organization and others are refusing to accept food from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and other federal agencies published a new regulation in March that bans organizations receiving food from the federal government from requiring people being given food to attend or participate in religious activities. Faith-based organizations are upset about the new rule they say infringes on their ability to worship.

The United Nations has launched a flash appeal for $120 million to help Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, cope with its worst humanitarian crisis since a devastating 2010 natural disaster.

As the death count after Hurricane Matthew approaches 900 and reports of deadly cholera outbreaks begin to surface, Haitians have sent out desperate pleas for help.

Warren Buffett has donated $2.9 billion worth of stock to five charities on Wednesday, an official filing has shown.

“Every chart, every ‘outcome’ and every ‘program’ listed in the 20 page report is a program or activity already conducted by the individual organizations represented at the one-day meeting, with no involvement with the Clinton Foundation….” By Amy Sterling Casil.

America's 200 million credit cardholders are better at accruing rewards than spending them. Last year, we failed to redeem about $16 billion worth of loyalty points, one survey showed. Apparently, what motivates us to get cards in the first place isn't the extras on offer. It's the simple convenience of having plastic when we need it. If you're someone who doesn't care much about rewards, you might consider Charity Charge. A new MasterCard issued by CommerceBank, it gives away your cash-back bonus to...

A congressional inquiry finds that the American Red Cross stonewalled lawmakers as they sought to understand the charity's finances, and that it sent significantly less money to Haiti than claimed.

A congressional inquiry finds that the American Red Cross stonewalled lawmakers as they sought to understand the charity's finances, and that it sent significantly less money to Haiti than claimed.

‘Tis the season. In cities across the country, Salvation Army volunteers wearing red Santa hats and aprons are ringing bells and soliciting donations. But if you were already thinking twice before dropping your hard-earned coins into those little red coffers you may want to think a third time.

Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern, who was hired to revitalize the charity, has cut hundreds of chapters and thousands of employees.