How a Family Foundation Backs a Multifaceted Approach to Lifting Families Out of Poverty

How a Family Foundation Backs a Multifaceted Approach to Lifting Families Out of Poverty

For over a decade, the Crimson Lion/Lavine Family Foundation has backed LIFT, which works to combat generational poverty by providing funds, coaching and support — and its model is showing results.

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What It Looks Like When a Multigenerational Family Foundation Makes All Voices Equal

What It Looks Like When a Multigenerational Family Foundation Makes All Voices Equal

When David and Georgia Welles launched the family’s Cricket Island Foundation, they prioritized family participation across generations. That continues today, and has led the funder to its current focus on youth organizing.

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This Foundation Keeps a Huge Extended Family United While Helping Other Families Thrive

This Foundation Keeps a Huge Extended Family United While Helping Other Families Thrive

From the very start, the secret to the William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation’s success has been an unwavering emphasis on family — both engaging its own far-reaching family tree, and moving money to help others. 

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How the Family Behind a Sportswear Behemoth Is Expanding Its Philanthropy for Rural Communities

How the Family Behind a Sportswear Behemoth Is Expanding Its Philanthropy for Rural Communities

The Roundhouse Foundation, based in the small town of Sisters, Oregon, was founded with support from outdoor gear giant Columbia Sportswear. The foundation is expanding rapidly, serving rural communities across the state.

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How Multiple Generations of the Disney Family Come Together to Fund Social Justice in LA and Beyond

How Multiple Generations of the Disney Family Come Together to Fund Social Justice in LA and Beyond

For the latest in our ongoing series on family philanthropy, we get to know the Roy + Patricia Disney Family Foundation, run by upward of a dozen Disney family members. Board Chair Susan Disney Lord gives us the rundown.

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Four Reasons Why Minnesota Nonprofits Should Know the Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation

Four Reasons Why Minnesota Nonprofits Should Know the Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation

The Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation does not have a website and rarely makes the news, but there are plenty of reasons Minnesota nonprofits should keep it on their radar.

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What Utah Groups Should Know About the Bamberger Memorial Foundation

What Utah Groups Should Know About the Bamberger Memorial Foundation

A private foundation in Salt Lake City worth knowing is the Ruth Eleanor Bamberger and John Ernest Bamberger Memorial Foundation, which strongly prioritizes youth-related causes in its local giving.

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How the Bruce Karatz Family Foundation Gives Locally in Los Angeles

How the Bruce Karatz Family Foundation Gives Locally in Los Angeles

Here’s a look at Bruce Karatz’s local philanthropy in the Los Angeles area and where his foundation’s grants have been going in recent years.

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Three Things to Know About Washington’s William and Pamela Ayer Foundation

Three Things to Know About Washington’s William and Pamela Ayer Foundation

Here are the top three things Washington grantseekers should know about the William and Pamela Ayer Foundation, a low-key funder with ties to the local aviation industry.

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How the Former CEO of Public Storage Gives in Southern California

How the Former CEO of Public Storage Gives in Southern California

Here are some details about the Havner Family Foundation and what Ronald and LeeAnn Havner’s priorities are in their home region of Southern California.

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Getting to Know the Crystal Trust’s Grantmaking in Delaware

Getting to Know the Crystal Trust’s Grantmaking in Delaware

Here are a few things to know about the Crystal Trust and how it makes the small state of Delaware a big priority with its annual grantmaking.

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Inside the Jerry A. and Kathleen A. Grundhofer Family Foundation’s SoCal Giving

Inside the Jerry A. and Kathleen A. Grundhofer Family Foundation’s SoCal Giving

Among the many high-profile givers in Southern California, one low-key funder you might not have heard about is the Jerry A. and Katheleen A. Grundhofer Family Foundation. Here’s a quick look.

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How the Clem C. Glass Foundation Gives in Southern California

How the Clem C. Glass Foundation Gives in Southern California

To guide Southern California grantseekers, here are a few things to know about the low-profile Clem C. Glass Foundation and its giving for environmental and social justice causes.

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