The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 22, 2024

Prest Kim Leeson for The Dallas Foundation Diaz previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the foundation. Also, the Jewish Community Foundation San Diego has promoted its chief financial officer to CEO, and the effective-altruism charity The Life You Can Save has named two co-CEOs.

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Foundations 79

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 26, 2024

Endowments are a key tool for nonprofit longevity, but few foundations provide funding for this form of sustainability. By Alex Daniels Endowments are a key tool for nonprofit longevity, but few foundations provide funding for this form of sustainability.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 15, 2024

Prest Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Yvonne Owens Ferguson, left, Gloria Jackson-Leathers, and Allison Greenwood Bajracharya, are assuming new roles at the Marion Kauffman Foundation. Also, the Center for Nonprofit Management has installed a new CEO, and the Open Society Foundations promoted its new president from within.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Foundation Source released its 2024 client survey to offer a glimpse into how private foundations are approaching charitable giving this year.

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Foundations 108

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Forecasting tools can help foundations prepare for climate and demographic change, emerging technologies, and threats to democracy. By Eden Stiffman Forecasting tools can help foundations prepare for climate and demographic change, emerging technologies, and threats to democracy.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Foundation Source released the "2023 Report on Private Philanthropy: Giving and Investment Trends Within Private Foundations." It found that in the face of economic instability, foundations gave $111 million more in charitable aid in 2022, totaling $865 million compared to $754 million in 2021.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The Parkinson's Foundation has announced it is accepting applications for $1 million in community grant funding. The 2024 community grants cycle will support health, wellness and educational programs that address unmet needs in local Parkinson's disease (PD) communities.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Foundation Source acquired PG Calc, expanding its suite of charitable giving solutions and the support and expertise it provides.

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Candid

JULY 19, 2023

With these challenges at play, how did inflation affect foundation giving decisions in 2022 and beyond? Last month, Candid published results from the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, an annual survey of large U.S. private and community foundations. Here’s what we found. We added 8% to each grant award.”

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Marguerite Casey Foundation launched its “Public Dollars for Public Goods” initiative. The Foundation is investing more than $5M to support organizations that leverage community organizing to shift power by helping underserved communities access federal and local funding and control how those funds are spent.

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Foundations 111

Candid

MARCH 21, 2024

At first glance, it would be easy to put a gloomy headline on the Council on Foundations ’ most recent CF Insights field survey tracking trends in community foundations’ 2022 asset growth, giving, and the activity of donor-advised funds (DAFs). Still, at $112.7 billion, total assets in 2022 were well above 2020 totals.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

20 foundations are speeding grants to protect voting and elections. By Alex Daniels Matt McClain, The Washington Post, Getty Images 20 foundations are speeding grants to protect voting and elections. Meanwhile, House GOP members are asking whether philanthropy is stepping into partisan politics.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

AGCO Agriculture Foundation announced the launch of its refined Call for Applications for Grant 2023 for the advancement of quality education, research, and innovation in agriculture. The Foundation invites nonprofits and institutions registered as charitable or nonprofit organizations to apply for grant funding.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Prest Alcoa Foundation Caroline Rossignol has been named president of the Alcoa Foundation, which makes grants for conservation, education, and job skills.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Prest Wells Fargo Darlene Goins is set to lead the Wells Fargo Foundation. Also, Common Cause will install its next leader in February, and the Tiny News Collective has named its first executive director.

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Foundations 97

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Jared Blumenfeld says the Waverley Street Foundation supports community-based climate groups that have been largely overlooked by past climate philanthropy. By Jim Rendon Courtesy of the Waverley Street Foundation Jared Blumenfeld became Waverley Street’s president in 2022 after a long history in the environmental movement.

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Foundations Environmental Philanthropy 130

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 5, 2023

His compensation beats that of the leaders of the Gates, Ford, and Mellon foundations. By Marc Gunther Gabriella Demczuk, The New York Times, Redux Rajiv Shah’s management style has sewn discontent among some, but he also has many admirers. His management style has sown discontent among some, but he also has admirers.

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Foundations Management 123

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 5, 2024

Prest Plus, ​​two community foundations have named new leaders, and the California philanthropist Betty Moore has died at age 95.

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Foundations 87

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Now, a new initiative by the Boston Foundation and its research center, Boston Indicators , hopes to explore the racial wealth divide in Greater Boston, as well as more broadly, in the hopes of identifying new approaches to closing the persistent gap. The Boston Foundation’s new CEO, M.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Instead, we rely on a data set called the Foundation 1000. What is the Foundation 1000? In comparison, our Foundation 1000 data set is limited to grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a set of 1,000 of the largest U.S. private and community foundations. i Even though the Foundation 1000 makes up only about 1% of U.S.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 6, 2024

The American Water Charitable Foundation invites community partners to apply for grants to support clean water and environmental projects.

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Foundations Environmental 79

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

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 The JPB Foundation Deepak Bhargava is a longtime progressive movement organizer who plans to give big to democracy-strengthening efforts.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 1, 2024

Prest Also, the singer Josh Groban’s Find Your Light Foundation has named new leadership, and a podcast producer will take the helm of the journalism group Feet in 2 Worlds.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 13, 2024

The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation will now accept grant requests twice a year. The spring grant application period is open now.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Charity Navigator and Stand Together Foundation announced the launch of a new Feedback Excellence best charities page. This new resource will measure how deeply lives are affected by a charity to provide donors with deeper insights beyond the number of people served or cost-effectiveness.

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Foundations 88

NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

GTCR announced that it has acquired Foundation Source. As a provider of foundation management services, Foundation Source offers a configurable suite of administrative, compliance, advisory, and technology solutions to support family, corporate, and independent foundations.

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Foundations Technology Management 59

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press AP Photo/Francois Mori, File George Soros’s Open Society Foundations, now led by his son Alex, is being restructured.

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Foundations Associations 78

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Prest Courtesy Dan Kildee Dan Kildee is set to lead the Community Foundation of Greater Flint. Dodge Foundation. Plus, the American Alliance of Museums has named its first Black woman leader, and Tanuja Dehne is departing after five years at the helm of the Geraldine R.

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Foundations 81

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Prest Also, the Helmsley Charitable Trust gave $12 million to study how to help people with Type 1 diabetes safely exercise, and the Wyss Foundation donated $5 million to conserve the 15,500-acre Minam River Ranch in northeast Oregon.

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Foundations 90

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 5, 2024

Some of America’s biggest donors gave primarily to their foundations or donor-advised funds last year. Ben Gibbs Wendy and Eric Schmidt. Here is a sampling of how much those giving vehicles received and how much they awarded to nonprofits in 2023.

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Candid

JUNE 29, 2023

private and community foundations to understand recent grantmaking trends and forecast where giving is headed. The Foundation Giving Forecast Survey provides timely estimates and helps inform the Giving USA annual report on philanthropy. Source: Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, 2017–2023. How did these factors affect U.S.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 12, 2023

To appeal to a new generation of donors, the Brooklyn Community Foundation is renaming itself Brooklyn Org. By Alex Daniels To appeal to a new generation of donors, the Brooklyn Community Foundation is renaming itself Brooklyn Org.

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Foundations Philanthropy 95

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 11, 2024

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and its grantees haven't abandoned the push for cash-based reparations. Haygood, president and CEO of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, speaks at the launch event of the New Jersey Reparations Council in June 2023.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In an interview with the Chronicle, the CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation discusses how the grant maker has expanded its giving and global reach. By Eden Stiffman Novo Nordisk Foundation Novo Nordisk Foundation CEO Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen.

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Foundations 95

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 4, 2024

The stock-market rally in the final stretch of 2023 left foundations with $1.48 By Sara Herschander The stock market rally in the final stretch of 2023 left foundations with $1.48 trillion in assets. trillion in assets.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 25, 2024

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Markus Schreiber/AP The Gates Foundation recently announced it would spend $8.6 Feeney, who died in October having given away $8 billion during his life, was an inspiration to Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Alliant Credit Union Foundation announced its Million Dollar Challenge, which will award nonprofits and community initiatives across the nation with $1 million in grants to foster digital inclusion. Providing technology devices and delivering digital skills education has never been more crucial.

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