Founded by the family behind Columbia Sportswear, this Oregon-based funder launched a podcast as a way to tackle a stubborn challenge: philanthropic underfunding of rural communities.
Read MoreRural communities are a blind spot for philanthropy, and now, they face a geyser of federal funding with little capacity to access it. Collaboration, guest author Jerry Neal Kenney writes, is key to unlocking rural development dollars.
Read MoreWith backing from funders like the Ballmer Group and the T.L.L. Temple Foundation, Partners for Rural Impact is expanding the scope of its work in the underinvested field of rural education to new states.
Read MoreThis legacy health funder in South Carolina received $8 million from MacKenzie Scott and will channel funds toward behavioral health. The foundation’s leader tells us about that decision and more.
Read MoreOur new deep dive report on rural philanthropy covers a distinct, emerging field of giving. Despite misunderstandings and a lack of good data, rural places present ample opportunity for equity-forward funding.
Read MoreWe’ve been overviewing some of the many place-based funders that support rural areas in the U.S., regions that national philanthropy often neglects. Here are a few of the lessons we’ve learned along the way.
Read MoreAs part of our continuing coverage of philanthropic funders backing rural America, here are five grantmakers to note in the Pacific West — Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii and Alaska.
Read MoreTexas has the largest rural population in the United States. As part of our series on regional rural funders, these are just some of the grantmakers supporting rural communities there.
Read MoreAs part of Inside Philanthropy’s ongoing look at funders working in rural communities across the U.S., here are some of the regional foundations that serve the rural Mountain West.
Read MoreThe foundation of Edward Jaramillo and Amy Wyss, daughter of billionaire donor Hansjörg Wyss, gives in several small communities across the Mountain West. The funder prides itself on accessibility and a fast process.
Read MoreThe rural South faces outsized needs, but receives limited funding that doesn’t always make it to the groups on the ground. We’ve rounded up some of local funders dedicated to supporting rural communities.
Read MoreIn 2017, the Healthcare Georgia Foundation launched an initiative to improve health and economic opportunity for residents of the state's underserved rural areas. Here's how it went, and what other funders can learn.
Read MoreWhile better mental healthcare is needed across the U.S., there are stark disparities in care between urban and rural areas. Here’s how the Helmsley Charitable Trust is tackling the problem in the Midwest and elsewhere.
Read MoreAfter selling her company and starting the Barr-Campbell Family Foundation, a UC Berkeley alum awarded the university $10 million to launch an ambitious master’s degree program focused on rural healthcare.
Read MoreRural communities are often at a disadvantage in the race for federal funding. In this guest piece, representatives of two rural philanthropies share how they’ve been collaborating to build that capacity.
Read MoreLarge parts of New England and the Mid-Atlantic are rural and, despite proximity to large metropolitan areas, tend to receive less philanthropic attention. Here are some place-based funders supporting these areas.
Read MoreYoung people in rural areas are some of the nation’s most persuadable voters. They’re also one of its most neglected voter demographics. But this new fund from the Rural Democracy Initiative is paying attention.
Read MoreOver 25% of the Midwest’s population lives in rural areas. These funders focus their efforts there, despite the fact that philanthropy at large chronically underfunds rural America.
Read MoreRural communities are chronically overlooked by large national funders, with most rural grantmaking coming from place-based or regional givers. It’s a short list, but here are a few bigger names to note.
Read MoreIn her latest round of funding, MacKenzie Scott backed several health conversion foundations in rural communities. The support could go a long way in areas that rarely see an influx of high-dollar philanthropy.
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