There are a number of law firm foundations that are worth watching closely, especially in New York City and Boston. Brown Rudnick Charitable Foundation is one of them. Where do its grants go?
Read MoreThe Walton Family Foundation is acting on research that finds that students do better when their classmates come from a range of economic backgrounds. And it's working with some unusual partners.
Read MoreAs you might suspect, there's a robust world of Jewish giving circles. We look at the organization that's bringing them together and helping them up their game.
Read MoreSurdna is known for its national funding, but it's based in New York City, so we got to wondering where its grant money ends up in its home region.
Read MoreGrantmaking that puts community residents in the driver's seat keeps popping up. Here's how a New York funder is trying to be more responsive—and why.
Read MoreLibraries tend to have a hard time attracting major private support. But in the wake of another big recent library gift, it looks like more funders grasp how giving to libraries can advance their varied goals.
Read MoreConventional wisdom suggests national funders are stepping away from "legacy" institutions in favor of nimbler, more socially focused upstarts. Recent news out of New York shows otherwise.
Read MoreRobin Hood's training program for New York nonprofits is now entering it's second year. What's this effort all about? And which organizations can get in on it?
Read MoreA grants competition to support local branches of the New York Public Library drew an impressive 24,000 suggestions for how funders might distribute $20,000 grants.
Read MoreWhile there's growing research on the effectiveness of after-school and extended learning programs, this isn't an area that attracts a ton of funder attention. We look at one foundation on the case.
Read MoreBanks are ideally positioned to be leaders in impact investing, growing the marketplace of loans available to nonprofit groups. We look at TD Bank's expanding nonprofit lending in New York City.
Read MoreWith grantmaking topping $200 million last year, there's a reason we watch JPMorgan Chase's philanthropy so closely. Another reason: Its grantmaking in low-income communities has been rising fast.
Read MoreFormer president of Apollo Global Management Marc Spilker and his wife Diane run a foundation with a grantmaking focus on New York City.
Read MoreLong Island billionaire media mogul Charles Dolan and family focus much of their giving on the New York City area. Health is one interest. We tell you about that and others.
Read MoreRapid-response grantmaking has become an important feature of philanthropy since Trump's election—driven by a sense of urgency we rarely see outside of natural disaster relief. Here's what's happening in New York.
Read MoreRobin Hood Foundation recently announced its newest board members. One takeaway: The organization is thinking more about its role in national anti-poverty debates.
Read MorePhilanthropy to bail out struggling cities raises legitimate concerns—but can also spark real hope. The latest example of controversial emergency giving comes from Hartford.
Read MoreEmpowering healthcare consumers is a focus of NYSHealth's grantmaking. Local nonprofits play a key role in that work, which is why the foundation has special grants for help them keep up with the field.
Read MorePoses is a low-profile New York City funder that makes grants in five focus areas with a particular interest in learning and attention issues that affect one in five children.
Read MoreNews out of New York City points to how bold, forward-looking programming can lead to incredible financial dividends—and relatively quickly, no less.
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