Grants from foundations are gradually growing as a share of all the donations Americans make.
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A scholar of nonprofits explains why she’s concerned that the decision in the Fearless Fund case could discourage all efforts focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Boasting about centering your transformative systems change paradigm means you’re doing it wrong. But fixes are available.
Big changes would require an act of Congress but lawmakers have not stepped up. And there’s been pushback against new rules the IRS has proposed for these accounts reserved for giving.
Health care providers often dismiss endometriosis pain as ‘all in your head’ − which can delay a correct diagnosis and treatment for years.
Giving receded as many Americans saw their purchasing power decline, straining household budgets.
Foundations mostly give money away in the form of grants. But there’s also a way for them to make a kind of loan that can stretch their charitable dollars.
Yvon Chouinard’s gift is unusual due to its structure but is also part of a trend. Many billionaires and large foundations are now funding these causes.
The low-income homebuyers who obtained these homes were deprived of the financial security they were promised. They’re now eligible for at least $25,000 in reimbursements for repairs.
The greedy tendencies of police departments help illustrate why public police funding is a major problem today in Canada and the United States.
This growing trend aims to shift some of the power funders typically wield to the groups getting their money.
Decades of data indicate that over time, the foundations gave less to the founder’s own community and religious causes. But the share of their donations supporting social movements rose.
Asking for input is more common than letting stakeholders help set a foundation’s priorities or giving them any say where grant money flows.
Two scholars of philanthropy and geography who reviewed the numbers see cause for concern about the agility and priorities of grantmakers during a crisis.
For every 0.1°C rise in temperature, the number of sinkholes increases by 1 to 3%.
While support for social services and historically black colleges and universities rose sharply, these donors spent a tiny fraction of what the government distributed to people who needed help.
Nonprofits are being forced to do more with less money, which may force many of them to close within the next couple of years.
Similar arrangements already support the National Park Service, the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies.
Due to a ‘once-in-a-century crisis,’ five big foundations are spending more of their assets on grants than usual. Some are issuing bonds to finance their extra support for nonprofits.
It’s too soon to say what will happen with philanthropy in 2020, but looking at 2019 may offer some clues.
Top contributors
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Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
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Associate Director of Research, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Managing Editor, Giving USA, Indiana University
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Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh
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Associated Director of Data Partnerships at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Doctoral candidate in Public Policy and Management, University of Washington
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Glenn Family Chair Emeritus of Economics and Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Honorary Fellow, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
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Professor and Shapiro Chair of Public Policy and Public Administration, Trachtenberg School, George Washington University
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Professor of Economics, Public Policy and Public Administration, and International Affairs, Associate Director, Trachtenberg School, Co-Director: George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center, George Washington University
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Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Professor, Head of Department of Management, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, School of Communication; Executive Editor, Investigative Reporting Workshop, American University School of Communication
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Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Professor of Tax Law Emerita, Loyola Law School Los Angeles
