Alice Walton’s new medical school aims to equip future doctors with a more holistic set of tools to improve health and wellbeing.| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The E.O. Robinson Mountain Fund supports education, human services and community development in 30 counties of Eastern Kentucky. IP TAKE: The E.O. Robinson Mountain Fund maintains a low profile, but it does accept applications twice a year, according to its tax filings. Most of its grants support private higher education, but it also earmarks […]| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas supports women and girls, education, and human services in Arkansas. IP TAKE: This is a well-established women’s philanthropy group in Arkansas that has many different funding interests as part of its mission to improve the lives of local women and girls. Its grantmaking is modest, however, so don’t expect […]| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The Cralle Foundation’s supports human services with an emphasis on children’s causes. Smaller areas of giving include K-12 education, animal welfare, arts and the local environment. IP TAKE: Although Cralle maintains a low profile, this funder is open to receiving grant applications from previously unaffiliated nonprofits in Kentucky. This funder’s grants are modest, but […]| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The Emma G. Harris Foundation supports education and vocational training nonprofits in the state of Rhode Island. IP TAKE: This funder prioritizes vocational training and English language learning programs in Rhode Island. It tends to support smaller organizations with modest grants that can have a substantial impact. Apply for funding via the Bank of America […]| Inside Philanthropy
The foundation’s Rhea Williams-Bishop discusses how grassroots organizations have rebuilt health, education and food systems with an eye toward structural equality.| Inside Philanthropy
With Trump now taking aim at mail-in voting, philanthropy’s role in supporting the right to vote has become all the more critical, and it’s not just “democracy funders” who need to step up.| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust supports health, human services, disabilities, education, community development and the arts in Rhode Island. IP TAKE: This local funder maintains a low profile, but its grants provide programmatic support to a broad range of Rhode Island organizations. Of interest is its giving for services for the disabled and […]| Inside Philanthropy
This year, the vastly endowed funder of biomedical research and STEM education has backed away from several notable DEI-focused programs.| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The Lawrence Ellison Foundation has supported a number of issues over the years, most notably aging and longevity research, health, international development, higher education, Jewish causes, sustainable agriculture and wildlife conservation. IP TAKE: While the Ellison Foundation’s operations may be chaotic at times, it is controlled by the second richest man in the world. […]| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The Dana Brown Charitable Trust supports the health, education, and welfare of disadvantaged children and the health and welfare of animals in Missouri. IP TAKE: This funder is exclusive to the St. Louis metro area and has very specific local interests, as well as a straightforward grant application procedure. The Brown Charitable Trust accepts […]| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The Tyson Family Foundation supports the environment and wildlife conservation, arts and culture, education, health, and human services in Arkansas. IP TAKE: The Tysons are a prominent, wealthy family in Arkansas worth billions. TFF grants often invest in well-established groups that have personal connections to the family. Given its corporate sister’s contribution to agricultural […]| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: This funder supports work related to children, education, arts, community and the economy in communities throughout Oregon and also in Siskiyou County, California. It prioritizes rural efforts, and the application process is always open. IP TAKE: This is a great funder for grant seekers in rural Oregon to know. There are lots of funding […]| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is one of the wealthiest foundations in the United States. It funds biomedical and related research by supporting individual researchers with substantial long-term funding. It has recently broadened its scope to support science education and media. IP TAKE: HHMI is best known for supporting rising stars in biology […]| Inside Philanthropy
The Trevor Project’s Emergency Lifeline Campaign for LGBTQ+ Youth has already raised approximately $18 million from more than 17,000 donors.| Inside Philanthropy
In their zeal to catalyze entrepreneur-friendly innovations, are the richest donors chasing utopia and passing up the chance to save and improve lives right now?| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: This funder supports environmental conservation throughout Alaska. Funding priorities include wildlife protection, leadership development and capacity building for Alaska Native groups, climate, energy, and the Tongass Rainforest. IP TAKE: A major conservation funder in Alaska, giving has shifted to climate mitigation funding on a variety of fronts. Grantmaking strategies include an emphasis on grassroots […]| Inside Philanthropy
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) has built a network for collaboration, information-sharing, research and relationship-building.| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The Champlin Foundation supports causes throughout Rhode Island including healthcare, education, social and youth services, libraries, arts and culture, the environment and animal welfare. IP TAKE: This funder prioritizes funding building construction and equipment purchases in Rhode Island. Nearly every type of local nonprofit can be considered for these grants. PROFILE: Established in 1932, the Champlin […]| Inside Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: The Chinook Fund supports racial justice, social justice and economic justice in Colorado. IP TAKE: This progressive funder is a unique philanthropic organization that is accessible to new grant seekers and maintains a local focus in spite of its big social justice goals. The Chinook Fund provides start-up grants, established grants and multi-year grants…| www.insidephilanthropy.com
The only grantseeking source that goes beyond 990s and offers in-depth funding analysis. Receive 1-on-1 support.| www.insidephilanthropy.com
A working-class multiracial coalition is growing in America — on the right. What does that say about progressive funding strategies?| www.insidephilanthropy.com
The recently released report on last year's giving provides an instructive look at how contributions to donor-advised funds continue to transform the philanthropic landscape.| www.insidephilanthropy.com
A conversation with the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s Elisha Smith Arrillaga on the domino effect of federal funding cuts.| www.insidephilanthropy.com
OVERVIEW: The Boston Bar Foundation is the charitable arm of the Boston Bar Association and awards grants to nonprofit organizations that provide legal serves to vulnerable people in Greater Boston. IP TAKE: BBF focuses on legal aid grants in Boston but has other interests too, although all dovetail with the legal profession in some way. Low-income and…| www.insidephilanthropy.com
OVERVIEW: The Northeast Florida Area Agency on Aging - ElderSource makes grants to support Florida’s senior population and their caregivers. IP TAKE: Now half a century old, ElderSource is one of the largest grantmakers for aging in Northeast Florida. It’s a very transparent funder, but you shouldn’t expect to find support here. It doesn’t review unsolicited proposals…| www.insidephilanthropy.com
The Appalachia Funders Network has published a new report revealing "stark philanthropic inequities" in Central Appalachia.| www.insidephilanthropy.com
These are partnerships that determine the fate of potentially billions of dollars in funding. Here, we round up 30 of the most prominent philanthropic power couples in the sector.| www.insidephilanthropy.com
OVERVIEW: The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment is one of the principle philanthropic vehicles of British investor Jeremy Grantham and his wife Hannelore. It focuses exclusively on environment and climate change grantmaking. IP TAKE: Having become a major climate change funder, the Grantham Foundation prioritizes climate-focused groups from a variety of perspectives. While…| www.insidephilanthropy.com
OVERVIEW: The Butler Family Fund supports criminal justice reform, housing and homelessness initiatives through a racial justice lens. IP TAKE: The Butler Family Fund tends to stick with organizations with which it has collaborated in the past, supporting a mix of national and locally-focused organizations. Butler isn't approachable, so network with past grantees to get…| www.insidephilanthropy.com
Unlike foundation presidents, living donors can easily increase their giving. There’s no need to bring around a risk-averse board or fight with their chief investment officer.| www.insidephilanthropy.com
OVERVIEW: The Hestia Fund is a volunteer-based, donor-led giving circle that support programs for underserved children in the Boston area. IP TAKE: The Hestia Fund, according to past reporting by IP, is a funder with a “unique” power-sharing system that ensures “all members are on equal footing and no individual member has more power than anyone else.”…| www.insidephilanthropy.com
The fund will leverage over half a billion in commitments from grantmakers like Gates and ELMA. It stresses that upending maternal and infant deaths means letting local experts lead.| www.insidephilanthropy.com
These three community foundations are gauging the scope of regional need, providing emergency grants and helping grantees diversify revenue streams.| www.insidephilanthropy.com
The argument hinges on the idea that while the philanthropic funding model may be undemocratic, it’s preferable to sending additional money to a dysfunctional D.C.| www.insidephilanthropy.com
