Tim Newsom

Writer covering healthcare philanthropy, community giving, and the people behind hospital fundraising

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Northwestern University • Lead Editor at Protect The Heroes • 12 years in Healthcare Philanthropy

Tim grew up around a small community hospital in the Midwest, where his mother worked as a nurse for twenty-three years. That early exposure to the people who keep hospitals running shaped the way he writes about healthcare today. He treats fundraising stories as labor stories first, and finance stories second.

What I Write About

Hospital fundraising networks
Community-led healthcare relief
Corporate giving during public health emergencies

Featured Writing

Casino chips and a hospital donation envelope on a wooden table

Healthcare Philanthropy

Gambling Industry Support for Frontline Healthcare Workers

Gambling companies stepped up in surprising ways during COVID-19, channeling money into relief funds, hospital partnerships, and community programs supporting frontline staff.

March 14, 2026 8 min read

Laptop screen showing an online poker game with a charity fundraiser overlay

Fundraising

Online Casino Fundraising During COVID 19

From charity poker streams to coordinated tournament donations, online casino communities found creative ways to raise money for healthcare organizations during the pandemic.

March 28, 2026 9 min read

Oversized donation check being presented to hospital representatives in a lobby

Partnerships

Protect The Heroes Campaign and Casino Charity Support

Several casino brands and gaming operators backed healthcare charities and emergency relief through coordinated donations and awareness work during the COVID-19 crisis.

April 8, 2026 8 min read

My Approach

"A donation only matters once it lands somewhere real. My job is to find out where it landed and ask the person who caught it."

Tim approaches each piece by talking to the people on the receiving end of a donation, not just the people writing the checks. He believes good reporting on philanthropy means following the dollar all the way to the person whose shift it changed.

Currently Working On

Tim is currently working on a long-running series tracking what happened to pandemic-era hospital donor networks five years after the initial wave of giving.