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The White House insisted in a statement to AFP Tuesday that Trump and the donors were bearing most of the cost.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

Nonprofits are hoping for an influx of cash from the newly wealthy—not only those looking to whittle down tax bills but a new crop of donors with deeply held convictions about charitable giving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

The clearinghouse, NIL Go, was created with the hope of eliminating an influx of booster-funded NIL deals that were basically direct payments from donors to the program.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Supported by unnamed donors, he offers encouragement and religious-based morale boosts to politicians or their mutual benefactors.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

All the same, when donors get restless and need to walk it off, that’s where they tend to go, scraping through all the nettles and brambles.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro