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Housing and Cities

Rockefeller and the OpenAI Foundation Want AI to Make Cities Work Better

Mike Scutari | November 3, 2026

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“When Unlikely Allies Come Together”: How New Pluralists Is Building Bridges Across Class Lines

Mike Scutari | October 28, 2026

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The California Endowment’s Big New Brick-and-Mortar Project

Martha Ramirez | October 15, 2026

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Are Community Land Trusts a Path Out of the Housing Crisis? This Fund Is Betting on It

Martha Ramirez | October 8, 2026

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Peace, Love and Happiness: John Paul DeJoria’s Giving

Martha Ramirez | September 28, 2026

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Supporting the NYC Mayor’s Fund, Funders Provide a “Turbo-Boost” for City Hall

Connie Matthiessen | September 2, 2026

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The Underline and Miami’s Philanthropic Coming of Age

Ade Adeniji | July 10, 2026

For decades since it was built in the early 1980s, the elevated rail that runs along U.S. Highway 1 in Miami carved its way across communities. The land beneath the rail line was rubble and debris, leftover from construction. But that space is now … [Read more...] about The Underline and Miami’s Philanthropic Coming of Age

A Philanthropy-Backed Push to Cut Financial Red Tape to Accelerate Low-Income Housing

Wendy Paris | July 4, 2026

California is notorious for miring would-be housing construction in bureaucratic red tape, requiring things like a certain number of parking spaces or idealistic yet onerous green-building practices. While many of these hurdles have been lowered in … [Read more...] about A Philanthropy-Backed Push to Cut Financial Red Tape to Accelerate Low-Income Housing

Three Years Ago, the McKnight Foundation Boosted Its Payout. Now It’s Increasing It Again

Mike Scutari | April 14, 2026

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To Move Past False Choices, Housing Funders Must Embrace Supply

Ned Resnikoff, Guest Contributor | April 1, 2026

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Housing Advocates Don’t Always Get Along. Funders Should Push Us To Work Together

Laura Foote, Guest Contributor | March 23, 2026

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Bloomberg’s Mayors Challenge Is One of His Longstanding Bets on Cities. What’s It Backing?

Connie Matthiessen | February 25, 2026

Banner: A food and drink vendor in Bogota, Columbia with his cart, red and yellow with an umbrella attached, mounted on wheels and a bicycle apparatus.

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Living La Vida Feliz: A Look at Aaron Sosnick’s Bicoastal Philanthropy

Ade Adeniji | February 4, 2026

Banner: A cyclist rides along a bike lane over a suspension bridge.

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Philanthropy Cannot Solve the Housing Crisis by Defunding Justice

Quintin Mecke, Guest Contributor | January 14, 2026

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A False Choice: Why a Big-Tent Approach on Housing Matters

Ruby Bolaria Shifrin, Guest Contributor | January 8, 2026

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7 Reasons Why Abundance Is a Promising Way Forward for Billionaire Giving

Philip Rojc | December 18, 2025

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Philanthropy Powers Habitat for Humanity’s Search for New Housing Solutions

Martha Ramirez | December 2, 2025

Banner: Two Habitat for Humanity volunteers working with a metal girder at a construction site, wearing green helmets.

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7 Billionaires Funding Efforts to Address the Homelessness Crisis

Martha Ramirez | December 1, 2025

Banner: A homeless encampment under a bridge or overpass, with two tents of blue tarp and several bicycles parked between them.

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Philanthropy Needs to Pick a Side on the Housing Construction Debate

Ned Resnikoff, Guest Contributor | November 20, 2025

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Can Cash Move the Needle for Homeless Youth?

Connie Matthiessen | November 12, 2025

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Checking in With MacKenzie Scott’s Affordable Housing Grantees a Year Later

Sarah Henry | November 6, 2025

Banner for article Here Are Some of the Leading Funders Tackling the U.S. Affordable Housing Crisis

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Community Foundations Back a Model to Keep Housing Permanently Affordable

Martha Ramirez | September 25, 2025

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Here’s Why Open Philanthropy Is Doubling Down on Abundance

Mike Scutari | September 2, 2025

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Business for Good: Ed Mitzen’s Approach to Hands-On Philanthropy

Ade Adeniji | July 31, 2025

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Philanthropy and Homelessness: What’s Changed, What’s the Same, and What’s Still Needed

Martha Ramirez | July 24, 2025

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How the GroundBreak Coalition Is Taking on the Racial Home Ownership Gap

Dawn Wolfe | July 18, 2025

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The Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation’s New Era of Intergenerational Philanthropy

Ade Adeniji | July 8, 2025

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How One Regrantor Finds and Fills Gaps in Local Nonprofit Housing Services

Dawn Wolfe | April 23, 2025

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A Look at the New York Community Trust’s Approach to Homelessness

Martha Ramirez | April 22, 2025

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Why a Prominent Funder of Public Transit Advocacy Is Closing Its Doors

Mike Scutari | March 6, 2025

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