As Populism Surges, Can a $3 Billion Foundation Shed Its Elite Image?
Community grant makers are “built for this moment” of division in America, says New York Community Trust’s Amy Freitag. The trust wants to change how it’s perceived by the average New Yorker.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
In a Time of Nonprofit Defunding, Will Foundations Put More Money on the Line?
Progressive foundations have been largely silent in response to Trump administration policies that affect many of the nation’s nonprofits. But some insiders say a response is coming.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Lands $125 Million From Comcast CEO and Wife
Also, the University of Delaware received a commitment of $71.5 million for its business school, and Fairfield University will use a $50 million gift to enhance academic and interdisciplinary programs.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Iconiq Impact Pledges $200 Million Through Its Youth Mental Wellbeing Co-Lab
Also, Open Philanthropy promised $120 million through its Abundance and Growth Fund to advance economic development, and the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation gave $10 million to develop precision therapies for Alzheimer’s disease.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
MacKenzie Scott’s Foray Into Impact Investing
The ‘Oprah of Philanthropy’ is putting an undisclosed amount of her fortune into companies and funds that provide social and financial returns. Will impact investing see a new boom?
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
As Funders Face New Levels of Risk, What Does Bravery Look Like?
We foundation leaders have long been insulated from threats. It’s time to shed our chicken feathers.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
Billionaire David Duffield Gives Alma Mater $100 Million
Plus, Grove City College received a $70 million bequest, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts landed $10 million, and three other organizations received big gifts from supporters.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
A Funder Trip to an Alaskan Native Community Shows a Better Way to Measure Impact
Data alone can’t capture the human-centered impact of investments. Here’s a solution.
By Erik Stegman
Contributor
Power Couple Giving: The 10-Year Journey of Steve and Connie Ballmer
A yin-yang approach to philanthropy has shaped the Ballmer Group. But the husband-and-wife founders have remained focused on one goal: Improving economic mobility in the U.S.
By George Anders
Contributor
What Works Now: Rethinking Big Gifts 5 Years After the Pandemic
Three nonprofit leaders share the new ways they’re approaching major-gift fundraising in a post-Covid world — from Zoom-forward fundraising to outside-the-box events.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How to Build a Climate Funding Strategy in the Age of Trump
As federal climate policy is dismantled, grant makers need to end their silence and get to work.
By Jacob Harold
Contributor
Plus, Fordham University landed $100 million, and Vanderbilt, University of Virginia, Cornell Tech, and two other universities landed multimillion-dollar gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Knight Foundation Awards $25 Million to the American Journalism Project
Also, the Lilly Endowment gave $22.4 million to the Aspen Institute to support grassroots community leaders, and the Airbnb Community Fund disbursed $8.5 million to 160 community-based nonprofits.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Tracking a Quarter Century of Giving
A look at who gave the most and the trends that have shaped big philanthropy since 2000
By Maria Di Mento and Jim Rendon
Meet the Mega-Donors of the Future
Whether self-made or inheritors, they’re serious about giving today and are poised to shape philanthropy in the coming decades.
By Stephanie Beasley and Eden Stiffman
Thomas Golisano Gave $500 Million to 125 Organizations in 2024
Much of the money went to social-services groups that support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions