A Conversation with Michelle Prater, President and CEO of the North Georgia Community Foundation
Since taking the helm at the community funder in 2015, Michelle Prater has overseen a significant jump in its assets and discretionary giving. We connected with... Read more.
Nearing the End of a 10-Year Sunset, This Family Foundation Will Have Awarded $1.3 Billion
In 2016, the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation announced it would spend down within a decade. President and CEO Joe del Guercio walks us through its ambitiou... Read more.
Endowment-Ready: Preparing for a Mega-Gift from MacKenzie Scott (or Anyone Else)
We connected with a financial planner whose clients received unexpected gifts from MacKenzie Scott on how nonprofits can plan for a massive windfall. One key ac... Read more.
Here’s What You Need to Know About MacArthur’s Latest $100 Million Competition
100&Change is back for its third round this year. We take a look at the evaluation process, changes to this installment, Lever for Change’s role, and what thi... Read more.
A Conversation with Regan Gruber Moffitt, Vice President at the St. David’s Foundation
The Austin-based health funder’s VP of community investments joined us to discuss her lifelong engagement with public policy, why philanthropy really does nee... Read more.
To Build Black Wealth, This Regional Regrantor’s Initiative Is Directly Funding Individuals
Nexus Community Partners’ $50 million Open Road Fund aims to help descendants of the Atlantic slave trade build and sustain wealth. Fund Director Danielle Mka... Read more.
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Gears Up for the Fall Election — and Beyond
The Hewlett Foundation’s U.S. Democracy Program Director Ali Noorani talks elections, trust, misinformation, and how to build centrist and bipartisan constitu... Read more.
A Conversation with Ric DeVore, CEO of the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan
Ric DeVore joined the community foundation in 2022 after a career in the financial services industry. He talks about the foundation’s new strategic plan, its ... Read more.
At a Critical Time, This Foundation’s Providing Fresh Support for Muslim Creatives
The Doris Duke Foundation’s Building Bridges Program has sought to create a more inclusive society since 2007. We connected with director Zeyba Rahman to lear... Read more.
“We’ve Always Been in Spend-Down.” How a Sunsetting Family Foundation Manages the Process
In 2020, the Rogers Family Foundation, which primarily focuses on public schools in Oakland, California, announced it would sunset by 2025. Here are some of the... Read more.
A Look Under the Hood of MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving Open Call
We connected with Lever for Change CEO Cecilia Conrad to discuss the year-long process of administering MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving Open Call, which wrappe... Read more.
A Closer Look at the Wyncote Foundation, From the Family Behind the William Penn Foundation
This Philadelphia-based funder was launched in 2009 by John Haas, whose father established the much larger William Penn Foundation. We dig into Wyncote’s curr... Read more.
The Sunsetting Swift Foundation Is Giving Grantees the Power to Sustain Themselves
To “honor the self-determination of Indigenous peoples” it supports, the spend-down foundation is disbursing large, unrestricted sunsetting grants — which... Read more.
“New Urgency.” How the Sundance Institute Helps Filmmakers Navigate an Evolving Field
Robert Redford launched the Sundance Institute in 1981 to help independent filmmakers. Interim CEO Amanda Kelso talks about its program offerings, two big grant... Read more.
A Conversation with Julia Marciari-Alexander, Incoming Samuel H. Kress Foundation President
This fall, Julia Marciari-Alexander will become the president of the New York City-based arts funder, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Marciari-Alexander reflec... Read more.
“That’s Where We Come In.” How Chamber Music America Supports the Field’s Artists and Ensembles
This NYC-based regrantor backs composers and small ensembles across a wide range of genres. CEO Kevin Kwan Loucks walks us through its grant programs, new plans... Read more.
“Accountability Still Exists.” A Closer Look at a Place-Based Donor’s Historic Journalism Gift
Nathan Collier’s gift to the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications aims to boost government oversight at the state level. We check in... Read more.
Marc Benioff and the “Good Billionaire” Brand
The Salesforce cofounder and CEO has long been known as one of the good ones. But while he’s in the news for snapping up land in Hawaii, it seems timely to as... Read more.
This Foundation Ended a Bold, 8-Year Experiment in Participatory Philanthropy. What Did it Learn?
The Colorado Trust embarked on an ambitious effort to empower community members, but ultimately closed the program in 2022. A series of reports points to impres... Read more.
“It Is So Worth It.” How This Regional Funder Shares Power Through Partner-Led Grantmaking
Most of the Bush Foundation’s grantmaking dollars flow through an array of community regranting partners. We chat with its leaders about this maximalist power... Read more.
A Look at the Trellis Foundation’s Work to Reduce Barriers to Success for College Students
Based in Texas, the Trellis Foundation is all about boosting the success of low-income students and students of color. We dig into its two-year mental health le... Read more.
The Wallace Foundation Invested $52 Million in Audience Engagement. What Did It Learn?
Through its five-year Building Audiences for Sustainability initiative, Wallace dug deep into the question of how arts organizations can grow their reach and re... Read more.
Toward a More Equitable South: Meet a Funder Where Rural Grassroots Leaders Call the Shots
Launched in 1994, Atlanta's Southern Partners Fund is led by community members hailing from regional grassroots organizations. We dig into its unique governan... Read more.
A Conversation with Anne Kraybill, New CEO of the Art Bridges Foundation
Preeminent arts philanthropist Alice Walton established the Art Bridges Foundation to expand access to American art. New foundation head Anne Kraybill walks us ... Read more.
Four Big Takeaways from MacKenzie Scott’s Open Call Grant Drop
The recently concluded Yield Giving Open Call awarded $640 million to 361 organizations. Besides the impressive numbers, here are a few things that stood out to... Read more.
With a New Arts Initiative, Gilbert Family Foundation Expands its Philanthropic Footprint in Detroit
Billionaire Dan Gilbert has an outsized role in his home city of Detroit, including far-reaching philanthropy. A new program focuses on BIPOC artists as part of... Read more.
A Massive Bequest Powers Participatory Giving: What’s New with the Ruth Foundation for the Arts?
Backed by $440 million from its late founder in 2022, the Ruth Foundation for the Arts takes a “nonhierarchical” approach that puts funding power into artis... Read more.
What Happened to Laurene Powell Jobs’ and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Once-Ambitious Green Group?
Launched with fanfare in 2019, Earth Alliance promised to ally billionaire dollars and celebrity clout against the threats of climate change and biodiversity lo... Read more.
How the Khyentse Foundation Promotes Buddhist Teaching and Scholarship
Established by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, this unique charitable organization focuses on Buddhist study and practice around the world. It has markedly ... Read more.
Universities Raised a Staggering Amount of Money Last Fiscal Year, Despite a Tepid Stock Market
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s latest survey shows that last fiscal year, universities raised the second highest total since CASE star... Read more.
