February 05, 2024 The Robin Hood of the West: Inside the Antipoverty Work of Tipping Point Community February 05, 2024/ Ade Adeniji Modeled on NYC’s Robin Hood Foundation, this grantmaker draws support from high-profile California donors as it takes on problems around housing, early childhood, education and employment in the Bay Area.Read More
January 30, 2024 With a Power-Building Approach to Housing in California, a Pooled Fund Evolves and Expands January 30, 2024/ Martha Ramirez Launched in 2018, the Fund for an Inclusive California supports community-led housing justice work, with some major backers on board. The collaborative is entering a new phase and targeting overlooked regions of the state.Read More
January 26, 2024 Bloomberg Backs New High Schools Tailored to Boost the Healthcare Workforce January 26, 2024/ Connie Matthiessen To address a nationwide shortage of healthcare workers, Bloomberg Philanthropies is plowing $250 million into an initiative to underwrite public high schools that’ll pair regular academics with specialized job training.Read More
January 24, 2024 “Central to a Just Economy.” How a Collaborative Fund is Supporting Labor Rights in Brazil January 24, 2024/ Martha Ramirez Backed by the Ford Foundation, Laudes Foundation and Open Society Foundations, the Labora Fund is working to advance workers’ rights in Brazil, where nearly half of the labor force is made up of informal workers.Read More
January 23, 2024 What Does Cogenerational Funding Look Like? These 10 Grantees Paint a Picture January 23, 2024/ Wendy Paris Funding that supports people of different generations to solve an array of social problems is a small but growing niche in philanthropy. A round of grants from CoGenerate demonstrates how this type of giving works. Read More
January 23, 2024 A Conversation with Flozell Daniels Jr., CEO of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation January 23, 2024/ Mike Scutari Flozell Daniels Jr. heads up this North Carolina-based funder focused on economic justice and racial equity in the South. In a candid chat, he reflects on his career, philanthropy’s blind spots and more.Read More
January 08, 2024 What's on the Menu at Blue Meridian? More Place-Based, Multisector Partnerships January 08, 2024/ Wendy Paris Pooling commitments from some of the nation’s biggest philanthropies, Blue Meridian Partners is carrying on its antipoverty efforts with grants in three Sun Belt cities. The aim is to draw in more local, multisector support.Read More
January 04, 2024 With Housing a Growing Global Concern, Habitat for Humanity Targets Informal Settlements January 04, 2024/ Liz Longley Housing has become a huge philanthropic priority, globally and domestically, and one of the largest charities in the space is Habitat for Humanity. We take a look at its latest global program targeting slums, barrios and favelas.Read More
December 19, 2023 Seven Questions for McKnight Foundation President Tonya Allen December 19, 2023/ Dawn Wolfe Tony Allen led Detroit’s Skillman Foundation before taking the helm of Minneapolis-based McKnight. Allen shares her thoughts on cross-sector work, criticisms of philanthropy, and what she misses most about Detroit.Read More
December 18, 2023 Gates Sticks With U.S. Antipoverty Giving, But Deeper Structural Questions Remain December 18, 2023/ Connie Matthiessen In a year-end update, the Gates Foundation announced $100 million in new stateside antipoverty commitments. But amid sky-high wealth inequality, the chances that billionaire giving will get to the roots of the problem remain slim.Read More
December 14, 2023 Here’s What You Need to Know About MacKenzie Scott’s 2023 Giving December 14, 2023/ Mike Scutari In a new letter published on MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving site, she announced $2.2 billion in donations to 360 organizations in 2023. Who were the big winners? What were her top priorities? We crunched the numbers.Read More
December 13, 2023 Tim Berry on JPMorgan Chase’s Philanthropy, Advocacy, and Efforts to Revitalize Cities December 13, 2023/ Celia Wexler Tim Berry oversees government relations, sustainability and philanthropic efforts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. We spoke with Berry about the firm’s advocacy and giving, including big commitments in Detroit and Baltimore. Read More
November 28, 2023 A Philanthropic Contest Asked for Creative Fiction About Money. Here Are the Winning Stories November 28, 2023/ Wendy Paris This investment company’s foundation took a unique approach to building financial literacy — a short story contest. The winners delivered some deep insights into managing money, including a lesson or two for funders.Read More
November 22, 2023 A Cross-Sector Coalition Raises Nearly $1 Billion to Tackle Racial Wealth Inequality in the Twin Cities November 22, 2023/ Dawn Wolfe In its mission to take on stubborn racial wealth divides in Minneapolis-St. Paul, the GroundBreak initiative has the backing of partners spanning philanthropy, the private sector and government. Here’s a closer look.Read More
November 21, 2023 How This Omaha Foundation Embraced Community-Led, Participatory Grantmaking November 21, 2023/ Wendy Paris In 2008, the Omaha Community Foundation launched its first participatory fund, and has since expanded the strategy with four more. Here’s how and why the foundation has committed to the approach.Read More
November 21, 2023 And the Winners Are… Here Are the 14 Innovators Chosen to “Reimagine” San Francisco November 21, 2023/ Connie Matthiessen Deloitte, Salesforce, and the World Economic Forum challenged entrepreneurs to bring sustainable plans — and jobs — to help revitalize a struggling city. Find out which ideas met the challenge. Read More
November 20, 2023 This Chicago-Based Initiative Is Combining Grants and Investments to Cultivate Black Ownership November 20, 2023/ Dawn Wolfe One of the factors driving the racial wealth gap is a lack of owned commercial property. In an effort to remedy that, a multifaceted initiative is purchasing properties to house local businesses in communities of color.Read More
October 11, 2023 Who Is Funding Efforts to Support the Nation’s 1 Million Homeless Students? October 11, 2023/ Laurie Udesky Attending school while experiencing homelessness poses a mountain of obstacles for young people and their families. A handful of funders are backing efforts to help, including a new collaborative effort. Read More
October 11, 2023 Eight Questions with Hyphen on Philanthropy’s $4 Trillion Opportunity October 11, 2023/ Michael Kavate A nonprofit intermediary, Hyphen works to bridge the gap between philanthropy and government, aiming to make an ongoing torrent of federal spending more equitable. We connected with senior staff to learn more.Read More
October 10, 2023 Private Credit Philanthropy: The Ares Charitable Foundation Ties Funding to Investment Performance October 10, 2023/ Wendy Paris Established in 2021, the Ares Charitable Foundation has moved quickly to stand up a corporate giving operation that works in a very specific way — funds within the parent company pledge a percentage of their profits every year.Read More