The Chicago Community Trust recently selected 30 nonprofits to receive multifaceted support to strengthen management practices, along with a combined $3 million over four years. We explore this unique program.
Read MoreWith artists all across the country facing rising rents and scarce financial support, a Bay Area foundation lays down the gauntlet, arguing that the sector “can no longer continue to persist on the unpaid labor of the workforce that is core to its existence."
Read MorePublic art has been drawing growing attention from funders, who see multiple dividends from backing such installations. We take a look at where this field—and its leading supporter—may be heading next.
Read MorePopular culture has tremendous potential as a leverage point for social change. But actually making an impact is tricky. A grantmaking outfit bankrolled by heavy hitters is taking on that challenge.
Read MoreWhile a big recent gift to the Cleveland Orchestra was “unexpected,” there are strong reasons that the city's arts organizations and those of its Rust Belt neighbors keep raking in donor dollars.
Read MoreCiting pervasive cost overruns and a shift toward more socially equitable giving, some donors have shied away from funding ambitious capital projects. Kenneth C. Griffin, however, isn't one of them.
Read MoreCreative placemaking is popular among funders but raises tricky questions about equitable development and evaluation. A new white paper from the Kresge Foundation spells out ways to move this field forward.
Read MoreWe sort through the biggest controversy yet over the problem of tainted donations. How should nonprofits view gifts, past and present, from a family accused of propagating the opioid crisis?
Read MoreMellon is the mothership funder for the arts, humanities, and higher education, with annual grantmaking of $300 million a year. Where will its new leader take this critical foundation?
Read MoreA former president and chief fundraiser of a major arts nonprofit offers an end-of-the-year list of the things she dislikes most about the grueling and stressful work of raising money.
Read MoreHelena Huang, project director for the Art for Justice Fund, talks about how the fund’s latest round of grantmaking supports its goal of changing public policy to safely reduce the U.S. prison population.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to operationalize the value of love in grantmaking? Two funders reflect on their attempt to do exactly that at ArtPlace America, a 10-year collaboration to advance creative placemaking.
Read MoreBruce Whitacre, who leads Theatre Forward, which recently rolled out a new national grants program aimed at boosting diversity and equity in theater, shares his thoughts with IP on key challenges facing this world.
Read MoreThe Eugene M. Lang Foundation has been around for more than a half-century. Recently, it made a big grant to give teenagers in New York City access to artistic training and career prep support.
Read MoreAs a tireless funder of beleaguered small organizations, the Andy Warhol Foundation's latest funding cycle provides critical support while navigating the intersection of art and social issues.
Read MoreWe write often about the handful of national funders that support individual artists. But there are also some local and regional funders who operate in this space, including Artist Trust, which is based in Seattle.
Read MoreOne of the hottest issues in arts philanthropy is how organizations can better engage with audiences. The Knight Foundation continues to be a leader on the tech front of this challenge.
Read MoreDinosaurs out of step with the times? Maybe not. News out of New York suggests that funders focused on justice-oriented giving are finding a lot to like in established "legacy" arts institutions.
Read MoreWhether embracing public art or measuring impact, Bloomberg Philanthropies has been at the forefront of some of arts philanthropy's hottest trends. We check in with Kate D. Levin, who oversees its arts program.
Read MoreAs arts funders turn their attention to increasing female representation in classical composition and the cinematic arts, we dig into a new initiative focused on the historically male-dominated field of ballet choreography.
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