A gift for a new arts district in Fayetteville by the Windgate Charitable Foundation—a funder primarily comprised of donations of Walmart stock—aligns with Alice Walton's vision of creating a regional arts hub.
Read MoreWith funders becoming increasingly concerned with the unraveling of our social fabric, we dig into a provocative gift exploring art's ability to foster empathy and "affect positive social change."
Read MoreAs funders accelerate efforts to boost racial equity across the arts sector, we chat with a former grantmaker who's now focused on driving faster change in this space.
Read MoreOver half of ArtPlace America's 2017 National Creative Placemaking Fund projects hail from rural communities. We dig into the drivers behind this development and its implications.
Read MoreThe Kenneth Rainin Foundation is doubling down on a costly bid to protect beleaguered Bay Area arts and cultural organizations from displacement. Is this a model for other cities and funders?
Read MoreFive months after its launch, the fund, seeded with money from Gund's sale of Roy Lichtenstein's "Masterpiece," announced its first round of grants, with a surprising focus on literary organizations.
Read MoreA new study looking at trends in corporate philanthropy suggests that the real-world positive impacts of investing in the arts is finally catching on across Fortune 500 companies.
Read MoreWith rents rising, artists fleeing, and techies keeping their checkbooks closed, a new Hewlett Foundation initiative is a vital lifeline to the region's arts ecosystem. Will it be enough to make an impact?
Read MorePuerto Rico's arts community operates in a "precarious position, even in the best of times." Now, as it struggles to survive, some prominent arts funders are stepping forward to help.
Read MoreTwo years after its pivot to combating inequality, recent developments find Ford working to empower artist activists and expanding professional support for immigrant artists.
Read MoreWe take a look at the charitable arm of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and where its funding has been landing lately in Tennessee.
Read MoreThe Terra Foundation for American Art is a unique funder known for bringing visual arts from U.S. artists to national and international audiences. But what about Terra’s hometown of Chicago?
Read MoreWhile deep federal cuts in arts funding have yet to materialize, the screws have already tightened in many cites and states—in some cases, spurring foundations to step forward in a major way.
Read MoreFunding trends in Wilmington, Delaware, provide a sobering reminder to arts organizations everywhere: It's not just government funders that are in retreat.
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The nation's top donor-advised fund, which made a staggering 849,000 grants in 2016, has crunched its data to analyze what giving looks like in different regions of the U.S. It's worth paying attention.
Read MoreThe Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has lately been a leader on arts funding to advance social change. We talk to the foundation's Risë Wilson about how criminal justice moved front and center in this work.
Read MoreWhile Gordon Getty's giving typically focuses on the music organizations, a recent donation finds him supporting his alma mater. What makes this donor tick?
Read MoreMore campus funders looking to make a low-risk, high-reward investment are turning to that tried and true nexus point for community engagement: the university arts center.
Read MoreIn an arts philanthropy climate where funding tends to flow to urban areas, we speak with Peter Finn, whose Catskill Mountain Foundation has been revitalizing rural communities through the arts since 1998.
Read MoreRecent gives find the foundation expanding its footprint in and beyond Southern California with an eye towards collaborations that drive social change.
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