charity

For kids in the Dominican Republic, baseball is more than a game. Baseball is hope. The hope to be the next Fernando Tatis Jr. or Juan Soto or Pedro Martinez. The hope to support themselves and their families. But, hope can be a double-edged sword. Major League teams sign more players from the Dominican than any country outside the United…

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the postponement of the annual Hoag Classic golf tournament in Newport Beach, organizers said Friday.

Ben Berman, 27, began baking pizzas and delivering them from his second story apartment to connect with friends at the start of the pandemic. Months later, his hobby evolved into a booming nonprofit that has raised $30,000 to help fight food insecurity and homelessness in Philadelphia. Berman’s passion for cooking for others was inspired by his mother Kerri. Raised in Portland,...

MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist, author and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, says she has given away $4.1 billion in the past four months to hundreds of organizations as part of a giving pledge she announced last year

Justin Bieber has teamed up with a choir of London medical staff to record a charity Christmas single.

Giving Tuesday takes place the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving and is a day to give back to the community following the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker explains how you can get involved.

Celebrity chef David Chang, host of the Netflix series “Ugly Delicious” and founder of the Momofuku restaurant group, just became the first celebrity to take home the $1 million prize for charity on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.”

Thousands of people have jammed roads for miles in Atlanta to try to get boxes of food and gift cards donated by entertainer Tyler Perry

Esmeralda Blanco delivers groceries to dialysis patients in honor of her late grandmother. Hetty Chang reported on NBC4 News on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020.

The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to a national coin shortage and is expected to put a major dent in the charity’s main fundraiser.

Comedian John Oliver has upped the stakes in a tongue-in-cheek spat with a Connecticut city, offering to donate $55,000 to charity if officials follow through on a joke to rename its sewage treatment plant after him.

Brides to be will only wear these special dresses once, but that’s not where their story ends. Kathy Vara reports for NBC LA at 4 p.m. Friday Aug. 14, 2020.

Four California high school students worked together to create the Be the Change Coloring Co., a small business that makes coronavirus coloring books to help children understand the virus. The students have already raised over $12,000 for Black Lives Matter, the CDC and other organizations.

In honor of her grandmother, Luisa, one woman has started collecting donations to help patients on dialysis during the pandemic. Hetty Chang reports for NBC LA at 11 p.m. Thursday July 16, 2020.

The Los Angeles Dodgers were named a finalist for the Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award on Wednesday. ESPN made the announcement, recognizing the work of the organization’s charity, the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF). The Sports Humanitarian Awards is in its sixth year, and it annually honors the top athletes, teams, and sports industry professionals who utilize...

Many Californians want to know how to help families struggling to get by as the coronavirus crisis continues — but there are crooks looking to take advantage of that generosity.

The weekly food drive, “Goodies to Go,” is organized by Calabasas-based charity Connecting a Caring Community. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2020.

A local woman says she is incredibly grateful to a non-profit organization that helped cover the cost of emergency surgery that saved her beloved Great Dane after she was laid off due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mariyah Moore, who is eight months pregnant, told NBC 7 she was laid off from her job at an area golf course recently due…

Eric Byrnes spent 11 years in the Major Leagues as an outfielder. He was known as one of the more energetic players in the game. So when his playing career ended Byrnes needed a way to stay active. His next passion came about the way so many life-changing endeavors do. “On a dare I got challenged to go do a…

How do you really know your donations are going to make a difference? Here are some ways to make sure your money is going toward a good cause.