Why a Key Women’s Foundation Is Ramping Up Its Support in the Midwest
After the success of its Ms. South program, the Ms. Foundation for Women has launched Ms. Midwest, aiming to go where underfunding of women and girls of color i... Read more.
43.4 Million and Rising: Five U.S.-Based Funders Supporting Refugees
The global refugee population reached 43.4 million at the end of 2023, and is only set to rise. Here are some key grantmakers based in the U.S. funding efforts ... Read more.
Philanthropy Must Push Back Against Social Media Misinformation
Recent comments by Mark Zuckerberg reflect tech companies' loosening grip on the problem of misinformation. Philanthropic funders committed to health, democracy... Read more.
One in Three Women: These Funders Are Working to End Gender-Based Violence
Around the world, one in every three women experience violence in their lifetimes, but relatively few philanthropic funders prioritize the problem. Here are som... Read more.
What We Know About Taylor Swift’s Philanthropy
The pop megastar doesn’t give in an institutionalized way – yet – but she does donate to a wide variety of causes on a case-by-case basis. Here’s what s... Read more.
Will More Philanthropies Step Up to Help Workers? Recent Funding Developments to Note
With Labor Day just behind us, here’s a primer on some of the ways philanthropy is supporting workers in the face of ongoing threats to labor rights.... Read more.
“We Know Exactly How Housing Works.” How a New Public-Private Partnership Tackles Homelessness
In a city where a recent count showed over 45,000 people experiencing homelessness, LA4LA aims to smooth the path for new housing options, with philanthropic fu... Read more.
A Decade In, This Gender Justice Funder Collaborative Faces “Really Challenging Times”
Gender Funders CoLab has been around for a while, and counts plenty of big grantmakers as members. With women’s rights under threat in the U.S. and abroad, it... Read more.
“We Have a Responsibility.” Six Funders Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families
With numbers of unaccompanied migrant children at record highs in recent years, and many immigrant families in the U.S. struggling, there’s a vast well of nee... Read more.
Media Literacy Can Help Defang Disinformation. These Funders Are Backing It.
Helping people become wiser consumers and producers of media isn’t the focus of a whole lot of grantmaking, despite its obvious importance right now. But some... Read more.
This California Foundation Has Supported Progressive Causes for Almost 90 Years
It’s not the biggest in the state, but the Rosenberg Foundation — established in 1935 — has long played an important ecosystem role for a whole range of s... Read more.
In a Hyper-Polarized Time, This New Funding Collaborative Wants to Bring People Together
Backed by a diverse group of funders, the Trust for Civic Life is one of philanthropy’s latest bids to directly address toxic polarization and build up civic ... Read more.
Latinos Will Play a Critical Role in the Upcoming Election. Here’s What Funders Are Supporting
Among the fastest-growing racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. electorate, Latinos are poised to be a major deciding factor in November’s races. Philanthropic... Read more.
Who’s Funding Policy Advocacy Around Food Insecurity and Hunger?
Seventeen million U.S. households were food insecure in 2022. In addition to direct giving, philanthropy can make a major difference by aiming to influence the ... Read more.
Rising From the Ashes: A Consulting Firm’s Case for Optimism in the Motor City
Founded in the aftermath of the philanthropic “Grand Bargain” to rescue Detroit from bankruptcy, Detroit Philanthropy advises funders and nonprofits in a ci... Read more.
Who’s Funding Policy Advocacy for Immigration Reform and Immigrant Rights?
Public sector policy determines what happens to immigrants in the U.S. and those seeking to enter. That’s why advocacy support is a key lever for immigrant ri... Read more.
With Racial Equity Under Fire, Will Grantmakers Sustain Their Commitments?
As we mark Juneteenth, it’s also been about four years since 2020’s outpouring of philanthropic commitments for racial equity and justice. Can funders stay ... Read more.
The Heising-Simons Foundation Wants to End the Criminalization of Immigrants. What’s It Funding?
Seeking to avoid “siloization,” the California-based grantmaker is backing national and state-based work to weave together power-building across the immigra... Read more.
Funders Launch Initiative to Provide Legal Education and Defense for Racial Justice Organizations
Led by the California Black Freedom Fund, the new Legal Education, Advocacy, and Defense (LEAD) for Racial Justice Initiative is responding to legal attacks on ... Read more.
“A Very Powerful Moment.” The California Endowment Goes Big for Community Organizing
With an $85 million investment, the heavyweight regional grantmaker aims to strengthen movement infrastructure statewide. Outgoing CEO Robert Ross called its bo... Read more.
Disinformation Poses a Serious Threat to Democracy. Here Are Some of the Funders Pushing Back
Philanthropy’s been engaged in the fight against disinformation for a while, but those efforts are even more crucial in an election year that will once again ... Read more.
This Network Wants to Galvanize Philanthropy in an Underfunded Region
As grantmakers working in the region seek ways to put Appalachia on the path toward a just economic transition, the Appalachia Funders Network is one well-estab... Read more.
Five Questions for Angela F. Williams, President and CEO of United Way Worldwide
The United Way has long served donors as a well-established conduit for direct service giving. We connected with Angela Williams, who has led United Way Worldwi... Read more.
This New Fund’s Working at the Intersection of Climate Justice and Digital Rights
Backed by the Ford Foundation and a number of other philanthropies, the Green Screen Catalyst Fund is resourcing global efforts at the intersection of two field... Read more.
Who’s Backing Legal Services Support for Immigrants?
Immigrants need legal services, but they remain out of reach for many, including undocumented immigrants without the right to court-appointed counsel. Here are ... Read more.
Suicide Is a Major Problem in Rural America. How Can Philanthropy Step Up for Prevention?
Philanthropic grantmaking has been underwhelming around suicide prevention in general, and the need is particularly acute in rural communities. But there are a ... Read more.
To Treat Rural Americans, a Health Funder Seeks to Bring Life-Saving Technology Outside the Hospital
With a series of new grants, the Helmsley Charitable Trust is bringing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on the road. It’s one of several ways the fu... Read more.
Eight Questions for Julián Castro, CEO of the Latino Community Foundation
We recently caught up with the national political star and former presidential candidate, who is now heading up a growing regional grantmaker on a mission to ... Read more.
To Mobilize Voters, the Latino Community Foundation Reaches Beyond California for the First Time
Known for its Golden State focus, the foundation is now expanding its voter engagement funding into Arizona and Nevada. We checked in with CEO Julián Castro ab... Read more.
Who’s Providing Support for Immigrant Students?
Funding to support immigrants in the U.S. remains a small sliver of philanthropy, but we do see spikes in interest as new threats and opportunities emerge. We... Read more.
