I work for readers as the New York Times money scribe. Author of "The Price You Pay for College," teacher of a course about merit scholarships (meritaidcourse.com), Brooklyn now but forever Chicago. He/We/Abba. Gratitude and rage.
Ron Lieber
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UPDATE: Bank of America/Merrill Lynch and Daffy have NOT cut off the Southern Poverty Law Center the way Schwab/Fidelity/Vanguard did. BOA/ML stance: The IRS hasn't taken away SPLC's tax exempt status. S/F/V stance: Well, they've been indicted and that's our standard. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/b...
UPDATE5 (?): Daffy, a donor advised fund startup, will continue to allow its account holders to donate to the Southern Poverty Law Center. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/b...
Many thanks for posting this outside the newsroom window, who/whatever you are.
Ron Lieber
UPDATE: Vanguard has also stopped allowing its donor advised fund customers to give to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Schwab still seems to allow it but is dragging its feet on official comment. We'll see what the afternoon brings. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/b...
NEW: Schwab's donor-advised fund operation has cut off donations to the Southern Poverty Law Center, just like Fidelity and Vanguard did. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/b...
BREAKING: Fidelity won't let customers donate to the SPLC anymore via their charitable gift/donor-advised funds, citing Trump admin indictment of SPLC. No response yet from Schwab, Vanguard... but soon. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/b...
Stalking? "In preparing the article about Mr. Patel and Ms. Wilkins, Ms. Williamson followed normal procedures for a journalist working on a story." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...
Ron Lieber
Hi all, if anyone out there has a Vanguard donor advised fund, could you please drop me a note at lieber @ nytimes dot com with your mobile number. I'm having some trouble getting a straight answer out of them.
BREAKING: Fidelity won't let customers donate to the SPLC anymore via their charitable gift/donor-advised funds, citing Trump admin indictment of SPLC. No response yet from Schwab, Vanguard... but soon. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/b...
BREAKING GOOD NEWS: There is a house at @carleton.edu where you can bake cookies at basically any time. I spent 12 straight hours in the kitchen and came back for breakfast the next morning: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/d...
BREAKING GOOD NEWS: There is a house at @carleton.edu where you can bake cookies at basically any time. I spent 12 straight hours in the kitchen and came back for breakfast the next morning: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/d...
