Editor's Note: This article was originally published on July 16, 2026. On July 14, Berkshire Hathaway fired off a news release stating that Warren Buffett would donate 12 million Class B company shares to four foundations led by his children: the … [Read more...] about Buffett Drops Gates, Goes All-in on Children’s Foundations: Three Takeaways
NoVo Foundation
NoVo Foundation
OVERVIEW: The NoVo Foundation seeks to transform society from one based on dominance to one based on equality. It recently underwent a comprehensive restructuring. IP TAKE: The NoVo Foundation is a progressive, highly relationship-driven private … [Read more...] about NoVo Foundation
How Heirs Are Making Their Mark in a New Gilded Age of Family Philanthropy
The Future of Billionaire Philanthropy: Seven Predictions
Inside the NoVo Foundation: Peter and Jennifer Buffett Set Their Sights on Upstate New York
How Seventh Generation Fund Advances Indigenous Peoples’ Self-Determination
We Took a Deep Dive Into Mega-Donor Foundation Giving. Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on May 16, 2023. Over the past 20 years, the philanthropic status quo has been dramatically upended by private foundations led by living mega-donors. Hailing from fields like tech, media and … [Read more...] about We Took a Deep Dive Into Mega-Donor Foundation Giving. Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
“We Can’t Wait.” The Abundant Futures Fund Aims to Grow Immigrant Rights Support
One in Three Women: These Funders Are Working to End Gender-Based Violence
A Decade In, This Gender Justice Funder Collaborative Faces “Really Challenging Times”
Powerhouse funders like MacKenzie Scott and Melinda French Gates have made big splashes in philanthropy, especially when it comes to supporting causes related to women and girls – and that can make it seem like we’re in the middle of a renaissance of … [Read more...] about A Decade In, This Gender Justice Funder Collaborative Faces “Really Challenging Times”
Succession: Warren Buffett Will Leave Behind the Largest Experiment in Family Giving of Our Time
Facing Threats to Racial Equity Work, Borealis’ REACH Fund Continues Consistent, Steady Approach
When we last looked at Borealis Philanthropy’s Racial Equity to Accelerate Change (REACH) Fund in 2019, the then-new fund had just announced its first $1.2 million in grantmaking to nine organizations providing racial equity training to nonprofits … [Read more...] about Facing Threats to Racial Equity Work, Borealis’ REACH Fund Continues Consistent, Steady Approach
Melinda’s Making Her Break from the Foundation After All. Here Are Some Questions We’re Asking
The 50 Most Powerful Women in U.S. Philanthropy
Eight Questions with Hyphen on Philanthropy’s $4 Trillion Opportunity
Hyphen was built for this moment. The nonprofit intermediary, launched two years ago, is on a mission to ensure philanthropy makes the most of a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve lives in the United States, which the group’s founder and … [Read more...] about Eight Questions with Hyphen on Philanthropy’s $4 Trillion Opportunity
Susie Buffett Plays a Critical Role in the Family’s Giving. Who Is She, and What Does She Fund?
On June 21, 2022, Warren Buffett announced he was donating $4 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four family charities — his son’s Howard G. Buffett Foundation, son Peter’s NoVo Foundation, daughter … [Read more...] about Susie Buffett Plays a Critical Role in the Family’s Giving. Who Is She, and What Does She Fund?
Seven Questions for Dr. Hanh Cao Yu, Chief Learning Officer at The California Endowment
Dr. Hanh Cao Yu is the chief learning officer at The California Endowment (TCE), a leading health equity grantmaker in the Golden State. Since joining TCE in 2016, Yu has led the endowment’s learning and evaluation activities, including around its … [Read more...] about Seven Questions for Dr. Hanh Cao Yu, Chief Learning Officer at The California Endowment
These Six Funders Are Leading the Way in Support for Native American Causes
Philanthropy has consistently overlooked Native American communities. The numbers tell the story: Native Americans represent 2.9% of the U.S. population, and experience high rates of poverty and related negative consequences, but receive just 0.4% of … [Read more...] about These Six Funders Are Leading the Way in Support for Native American Causes
The Collective Future Fund Is Expanding Its Long-Term Work to End Gender-Based Violence
The COVID-19 pandemic saw a dramatic increase in gender-based violence worldwide. According to information from UN Women, the United Nations’ organization dedicated to gender equity and women’s empowerment, approximately 243 million women and girls … [Read more...] about The Collective Future Fund Is Expanding Its Long-Term Work to End Gender-Based Violence
Philanthropy Is Dropping the Ball on Gender Justice. Here’s What Needs to Change
Each year, as we step into Women’s History Month, philanthropy around issues of gender, including women and gender nonconforming people, comes sharply into focus. We read pieces and release data about shrinking funding and interventions, and then, … [Read more...] about Philanthropy Is Dropping the Ball on Gender Justice. Here’s What Needs to Change
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: The Best and Worst Ways Foundations End Funding Relationships
Breakups are always unpleasant. That’s true not only for marriages, but also for funder-grantee relationships. The worst divorces occur without notice or when a partner isn’t honest about the reasons behind the dissolution. The best splits are still … [Read more...] about Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: The Best and Worst Ways Foundations End Funding Relationships
Climate Justice Pledge Keeps Winning New Commitments, but Many Funders Still Silent
When the Donors of Color Network launched a new campaign in early 2021 to drive more money to climate justice groups led by people of color, the Kresge Foundation was one of the first foundations to sign on. The $4.7 billion institution had, after … [Read more...] about Climate Justice Pledge Keeps Winning New Commitments, but Many Funders Still Silent
In a Fast-Changing Political Landscape, How Is the Democracy Alliance Evolving?
Twenty years ago, the Republican Party under George W. Bush scored an unlikely trifecta in the 2002 midterms, gaining the Senate and holding the House. Two years later, Bush defeated John Kerry and the GOP maintained its hold on Congress. Witnessing … [Read more...] about In a Fast-Changing Political Landscape, How Is the Democracy Alliance Evolving?
Where Will Warren Buffett’s Billions Go? 6 Questions We’re Asking About the Future of His Fortune
Now 91, Warren Buffett has long projected a certain robustness, but no one lives forever. What’ll happen to his $100 billion fortune upon his death has been the subject of mostly muted speculation since 2006, when Buffett wrote a letter to Bill and … [Read more...] about Where Will Warren Buffett’s Billions Go? 6 Questions We’re Asking About the Future of His Fortune
Is Philanthropy Finally Responding to the Crisis of Anti-Transgender Hatred in the U.S.?
Transgender and gender-nonconforming people, and the families that support them, are under increasingly severe attack in the United States. Proposed and adopted state laws targeting transgender children and threatening trans childrens’ parents, as … [Read more...] about Is Philanthropy Finally Responding to the Crisis of Anti-Transgender Hatred in the U.S.?
The U.S. Billionaires Funding Work to Keep the Planet Green and Clean
It’s that time of year when lakes and rivers beckon, fresh air is doubly intoxicating, and fruits taste sweeter than ever. Summertime is special — and alongside many other forces, philanthropy puts a lot of money toward keeping it that way. Donors, … [Read more...] about The U.S. Billionaires Funding Work to Keep the Planet Green and Clean
Climate Justice Pledge is Growing, but Many Top Funders Are Slow to Get on Board
In February 2021, the Donors of Color Network unveiled a philanthropic pledge aimed at correcting a longstanding disparity in the environmental field: Organizations led by Black, Indigenous and people of color have long received pennies on the dollar … [Read more...] about Climate Justice Pledge is Growing, but Many Top Funders Are Slow to Get on Board
“Make Their Voices Heard.” Behind a Funder’s Efforts to Boost College Student Civic Engagement
After years of covering higher ed philanthropy and funders’ efforts to address financial barriers to entry, I consider myself fortunate to have attended a four-year university at a reasonable cost. I suspect many readers over the age of 40 feel the … [Read more...] about “Make Their Voices Heard.” Behind a Funder’s Efforts to Boost College Student Civic Engagement
How This Sex Worker-Led Giving Circle Grew, Letting the Movement Lead the Way
Back in 2018, Third Wave Fund announced the first round of grantees for its Sex Worker Giving Circle (SWGC), a “cross-class, multi-racial, intergenerational giving circle made up of fellows with current or past experience with sex work or the sex … [Read more...] about How This Sex Worker-Led Giving Circle Grew, Letting the Movement Lead the Way
Beyond the Hashtag: How Me Too Is Building on the Momentum of a Viral Movement
It’s been a little more than four years since #MeToo went viral on social media and sparked a national, and eventually global, reckoning with sexual violence. Within the first 24 hours alone, more than 12 million people tweeted the hashtag and shared … [Read more...] about Beyond the Hashtag: How Me Too Is Building on the Momentum of a Viral Movement
