Established by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, this unique charitable organization focuses on Buddhist study and practice around the world. It has markedly increased its spending and grantmaking in recent years.
Read MoreEstablished in 1997, the Kalliopeia Foundation supports organizations committed to ecological and spiritual renewal. We take a closer look at the Inverness, California-based foundation and its founder, Barbara Sargent.
Read MoreOperating as an LLC, the Boulder-based Hemera Foundation is inspired by Buddhist teachings and traditions. Here’s a closer look at its grantmaking and its plans to spend down a $32.9 million endowment by 2032.
Read MoreOne of the founders of the investment giant Carlyle Group, D'Aniello and his wife Gayle have made some big gifts for higher ed, spirituality and Catholic causes, and a leading conservative think tank. Here’s a rundown.
Read MoreSteven Sarowitz started the Wayfarer Foundation to support spiritually rooted and justice-oriented nonprofits. We take a closer look at the grantmaker, part of Steven and Jessica Sarowitz’s plan to donate $1 billion in their lifetimes.
Read MoreIts founders are long gone, but this 85-year-old, Indiana-based foundation keeps getting bigger — now likely the second-largest in the U.S. Can Lilly’s grantmaking keep up with its explosive growth?
Read MoreThe views of the anti-abortion religious right do not represent those of the majority of U.S. believers. Following the fall of Roe, these pro-choice faith groups have been stepping up their efforts to fund abortion care.
Read MoreSeeing themselves as underdogs in an increasingly ungodly nation, zealous anti-abortion funders played a role in conservatives’ long quest for philanthropic leverage. For them, the Supreme Court has been a choice prize.
Read MoreThe J. Philip and Jennifer DiNapoli Foundation is not the most accessible foundation in the region, but as a funder of education and other Bay Area causes it’s definitely worth getting to know because of its future potential.
Read MoreThe Katherine C. Carmody Charitable Trust is a Texas-specific grantmaker that welcomes unsolicited grant applications from local nonprofits. It supports education, reducing juvenile incarceration, and other human services work.
Read MoreFaith in Public Life is one of 286 grantees benefiting from MacKenzie Scott’s latest windfall. We talk to leadership about how the gift went down and what it says about Scott’s impact on progressive causes and philanthropy overall.
Read MoreThe Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota is a good local funder to know even if you are running a secular organization or a group affiliated with another religion entirely. Here are some important details keep in mind about CCFM.
Read MoreA new survey found more than half of faith-based institutions are seeing steady or increased donations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tech-savvy institutions are faring better, signaling a growing digital divide in fundraising.
Read MoreOften painted as a driver of political division, religion also has the capacity to cultivate compassion in communities and the voting booth. Faith In/And Democracy is piloting grants to local organizations looking to realize that promise.
Read MoreThe Lilly Endowment has long held that greater public understanding of religion can boost “civic well-being.” That idea is behind a new multimillion-dollar initiative to improve news coverage of the world’s major religions.
Read MoreA recent $2 million gift to Catholic schools in New York City offers a valuable lens through which to examine how giving to faith-based education tends to work. Living donors and small family foundations are the key players here.
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