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News4’s Derrick Ward reports on how the good days for Goodwill didn’t last, and the drop in donations translated to losses hard for any retailer to take.

The TODAY toy drive has been a beloved tradition for more than 26 years. Since its inception, viewers have helped to make it special each and every year by showing up in Rockefeller Plaza with toys to donate to kids and families in need. While the toy drive looks a bit different this time around (it’s going virtual!) it’s especially important...

The Department of Defense shared the preliminary results of “Operation Blood Rain,” which aims to see if blood supplies can be air dropped into war zones.

People have had plenty of time to clean out their closets during stay-at-home orders, and this has translated to a spike in donations to thrift stores. At first glance, this seems like a win-win situation for secondhand shops, which rely on donations to fund their nonprofit missions. However, some thrift stores — especially those that are closed or operating with a reduced staff —...

Taylor Swift is helping fill the blank space where incomes have gone for several of her fans

A group of classic car enthusiasts came together over the weekend in Folsom, California, to gather supplies to help medical workers on front lines of the coronavirus fight. Many of the personal protection supplies doctors and nurses rely on are also used by car enthusiasts in their garages and paint booths.

Rihanna‘s Clara Lionel Foundation is giving $5 million to the response efforts against the coronavirus.

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. 

News4’s Molette Green is live with members of Zeta Phi Beta as they celebrate their centennial by giving back.

It’s been two years since a tax law increased the standard deduction for donations – and local charities are feeling the impact. But Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan explains that while donations are down, there’s a new generation of donors stepping up.

For the past 16 years, the group Women’s Wing has made sure the families of the incarcerated have a nice Christmas. Their plans for this year almost fell apart when someone stole a truckload of gifts. But volunteers and donations poured in. News4’s Derrick Ward has the story.

About $5,000 has been raised to replace $10,000 worth of presents and decorations intended for needy children that were stolen Wednesday night. D.C. residents and business owners in Ward 4 have raised $4,000, and the mayor’s office donating an additional $1,000. For years now, Saymendy Lloyd and her charity group, Women’s Wing, have been collecting Christmas gifts and giving them…

Volunteers give back after thieves stole $10,000 worth of Christmas presents meant for children with parents in prison. Juliana Valencia reports.

The Justice Department on Tuesday charged eight people — including a prominent political donor to both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and a Lebanese-American businessman who was a witness in Robert Mueller’s investigation — with conspiring to conceal the source of more than $3.5 million in donations to Clinton. The 53-count indictment unsealed in federal court in Washington detailed efforts…

Dozens of vehicles rolled out of a besieged Syrian border town, evacuating Kurdish fighters and civilians and opening the way for Turkish-backed forces to take over in the first pullback under a three-day-old U.S.-brokered cease-fire. Kurdish officials say the evacuation of the town of Ras al-Ayn will be followed by a withdrawal of their forces from a broader section of...