The Walton Family Foundation is a major grantmaker for national and global environmental work, but this funder also has a big local presence in Arkansas, where it supports parks and greenspace.
Read MoreA plan to cap a stretch of highway and reconnect Philadelphia to its waterfront has been in the works for decades. It’s now very close, thanks in part to a $15 million grant.
Read MoreQuite a bit of parks philanthropy has a personal connection. Such history explains why the McCormick Foundation in Chicago recently gave big for a suburban park.
Read MoreAdd Austin to the list of cities where foundations are backing prominent downtown parks projects. How's the usual public-private formula working out in this case?
Read MoreIn this new golden age of parks philanthropy, we keep coming across more donors who are putting this issue front and center in their giving. Here's another interesting case.
Read MoreThe James M. Cox Foundation is known as a big parks and gardens funder around Atlanta, and a new $2 million commitment further solidifies its position.
Read MoreCan crowdfunding and participatory grantmaking offer a community-led way to make parks and other civic projects come to life, without big donors calling the shots? The firm Patronicity thinks so.
Read MoreEvidence keeps rolling in that urban parks are a favored cause among today's top givers. The latest major donor in this space is hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin.
Read MoreOne top priority of this organization is promoting new public-private partnerships with an eye toward improving LA's 450 parks.
Read MoreOK, so 2016 wasn't fantastic. But it wasn't all bad, and philanthropy backed exciting grassroots movements, city projects, and sustainable development work, to name a few bright spots.
Read MoreThe William Penn Foundation is putting $100 million into a city-wide project in Philly that, if successful, could offer an example of how to do more equitable, holistic parks philanthropy.
Read MoreAs cities build ambitious parks with a combination of public and private funds, they're grappling with questions of how much influence donors should have. The latest struggle is unfolding in Dallas.
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