From Activist to Foundation Leader: Deepak Bhargava to Deliver ‘Lightning Bolt’ to Philanthropy
The new president of the JPB foundation will increase grant making to $510 million this year to support nonprofits focused on multiracial democracy and worker power.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
A Plea From Progressive Foundation CEOs: Make Election Grants Now
20 foundations are speeding grants to protect voting and elections. Meanwhile, House GOP members are asking whether philanthropy is stepping into partisan politics.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
The Next Test of the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision: Race-Based Foundation Grants
The Fearless Fund, an Atlanta-based venture-capital firm, and its associated foundation face a lawsuit arguing that its grants targeted to Black women entrepreneurs violate civil-rights laws.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
The Next Hurdle for Trust-Based Philanthropy: Showing Impact
Proponents have pressed for a less top-down relationship with nonprofits, and new approaches are now widespread. But their effectiveness isn’t yet known.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
It’s Election Season. Here’s How Philanthropy Is Working to Secure the Vote.
Foundations and donors are aiming to bring down the thicket of barriers to a representative, unmanipulated vote.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
House Panel Digs Into Nonprofit Political Influence
A congressional oversight committee called on nonprofit experts to testify Wednesday at a hearing on the role of tax-exempt organizations in American politics. Divisions were predictably partisan.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Grant Making Groups Stand Firm in Defense of Race-Based Philanthropy
The Council on Foundations and Independent Sector have filed an amicus brief supporting the Fearless Fund Foundation, which is defending a lawsuit that tests whether the SCOTUS decision barring affirmative action in college admissions can be applied to grant making.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
The $10 Billion Charity No One Has Heard Of
The SDG Impact Fund is a donor-advised fund that grew from $238 million to $10 billion in one year. It has prompted some questions from experts.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Proposed IRS Regulations of Donor-Advised Funds Fall Short, Critics Say
The Treasury Department on Tuesday issued proposed rules regulating donor-advised funds that sidestep many of the heated debates over the fast-growing form of charitable giving.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Extra! Knight Taps News Veteran to Lead Its Plan to Revitalize Local News
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has named Maribel Perez Wadsworth its next president, making the Cuban-American news veteran the foundation’s first woman leader.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations