Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on January 8, 2024. Blue Meridian Partners, a philanthropic collaborative of some pretty major players and one of the nation’s largest funders of antipoverty work, is ramping up its commitment to … [Read more...] about What’s on the Menu at Blue Meridian? More Place-Based, Multisector Partnerships
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Crankstart Steps Up to Defend Immigrants in San Francisco
Greater Houston Community Foundation Turns 30, Thanks to Living Donors and DAFs
How the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Supports Rural Wellbeing
Clutch City Giving: Houston Donors to Watch
What We’re Learning About How Funders Can Support Truth-Telling on the Border
“The hungry machine of us vs. them will tell you beauty doesn’t live in these badlands, but they’re wrong. Ask different questions. Ask the artists, the journalists, the migrant justice workers: What are you seeing and hearing?” — Rubi Orozco, Border … [Read more...] about What We’re Learning About How Funders Can Support Truth-Telling on the Border
Rural Capacity Building: New Funding Gives This Appalachia-Based Ed Nonprofit Room to Grow
Education may be one of the top causes philanthropists support, but the sector as a whole often glosses over rural education despite the obvious need there. A recent study by the Center for Public Education found that while rural youth make up nearly … [Read more...] about Rural Capacity Building: New Funding Gives This Appalachia-Based Ed Nonprofit Room to Grow
“This is Just the Beginning.” Digging into Meow Wolf Foundation’s Inaugural Round of Grants
Founded in 2008 by a small collective of Santa Fe artists, Meow Wolf isn’t your typical corporate grantmaking entity. In 2017, it became the first certified B corporation in the themed entertainment industry, with a dual mission of turning a profit … [Read more...] about “This is Just the Beginning.” Digging into Meow Wolf Foundation’s Inaugural Round of Grants
Five Takeaways From IP’s New Report on Giving for Rural Communities
By and large, philanthropic funders in the U.S. tend to concentrate their support on urban parts of the country. To a certain degree, this makes sense: an overwhelming percentage of the nation's population resides in these areas — about 80%, per the … [Read more...] about Five Takeaways From IP’s New Report on Giving for Rural Communities
A Conversation with Carnell Chosa, Founder and Director of the Attach Your Heart Foundation
Carnell Chosa grew up in Jémez Pueblo, New Mexico, a small community of about 3,500 members. As a child, he would often see his mother and grandmother pack grocery bags to deliver to ceremonies or events. “I’d ask them in our language, Towa, ‘What … [Read more...] about A Conversation with Carnell Chosa, Founder and Director of the Attach Your Heart Foundation
Two Years In, Climate Justice Pledge Sees Results on the Ground, But Still Too Many Holdouts
Carmen Llanes still remembers the children under the slide.In 2015, a community organizer working with her nonprofit, Go! Austin/¡Vamos! Austin, had gone to a child care center in the city’s southeast to meet with a teacher. It was late summer, and … [Read more...] about Two Years In, Climate Justice Pledge Sees Results on the Ground, But Still Too Many Holdouts
“The Need Is Here.” How One Regional Funder Is Stepping Up for Public Health
Woody and Gayle Hunt have deep roots in El Paso, Texas. Woody’s grandfather, M.L. Hunt, started a coal business there in 1920, and in 1947, his father and uncle created Hunt Building Corp. Woody Hunt took over the family business and today is senior … [Read more...] about “The Need Is Here.” How One Regional Funder Is Stepping Up for Public Health
“Aligning to a North Star of Health Equity.” Five Things to Know About Texas’ St. David’s Foundation
As one of the largest health systems in Texas, St. David’s HealthCare is a partnership between hospital management company HCA Healthcare and two nonprofits — St. David’s Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation. The company was established in … [Read more...] about “Aligning to a North Star of Health Equity.” Five Things to Know About Texas’ St. David’s Foundation
This Community Foundation Went All In on Trust-Based Philanthropy. Here’s What It Has Learned
In the spring of 2020, funders far and wide pledged to embrace what has become known as trust-based philanthropy, rolling out general operating support, making multiyear grants and loosening reporting requirements. Three years later, while some … [Read more...] about This Community Foundation Went All In on Trust-Based Philanthropy. Here’s What It Has Learned
A Wealthy Colorado Family Puts a Bullseye on the State’s Rural Communities
Philip F. Anschutz, the wealthiest individual in Colorado, currently has a net worth of $10.9 billion. The 82-year-old billionaire founded Anschutz Entertainment Group and owns the Los Angeles Kings and a third of the Los Angeles Lakers. Philip … [Read more...] about A Wealthy Colorado Family Puts a Bullseye on the State’s Rural Communities
This Texas Billionaire Is a Major K-12 Donor. Here are Four Things to Know About His Foundation
The Charles Butt Foundation may not have a high national profile, but it has a mammoth footprint in its home state of Texas. In fact, the donor behind it is one of the biggest billionaire backers of K-12 education that people rarely talk about. Butt … [Read more...] about This Texas Billionaire Is a Major K-12 Donor. Here are Four Things to Know About His Foundation
IP Briefing: What’s Going on with Philanthropy in the Southwest?
In a sentence: Philanthropy in the Southwest is dynamic and varied, with oil-rich families, recent transplants, and community foundations all playing their part. What’s going onPhilanthropy in the Southwest may not have the established roots of other … [Read more...] about IP Briefing: What’s Going on with Philanthropy in the Southwest?
This Nonprofit Is Cultivating In-State Donors to Sustain Progressive Power in Arizona
Arizona was one of the biggest surprises of the 2020 election. While the state had been trending purple for some time, 2020 was the first time Arizona flipped blue since Bill Clinton won it in 1996. Even then, it was the first time Arizona voted for … [Read more...] about This Nonprofit Is Cultivating In-State Donors to Sustain Progressive Power in Arizona
Seven Questions for California Community Foundation President and CEO Antonia Hernández
California Community Foundation President and CEO Antonia Hernández was born in Torreon, Mexico in 1948. Her family moved to the United States in 1956 and settled in the Maravilla Housing Projects of East Los Angeles. Hernández attended East Los … [Read more...] about Seven Questions for California Community Foundation President and CEO Antonia Hernández
The Path to Sustained, Impactful Rural Philanthropy
A recent Inside Philanthropy article posed the question: “What’s happening with rural philanthropy and why isn’t there enough of it?” Along with diagnoses as to why the urban-rural philanthropy gap persists, the piece mentioned that the pursuit of … [Read more...] about The Path to Sustained, Impactful Rural Philanthropy
The Giving of America’s Richest Family Can Be Hard to Track. Here Are 12 Foundations of Walton Heirs
The heirs to the Walmart retail empire are believed to be America’s—and the world’s—wealthiest family. With such massive dynastic wealth at their disposal, they have the capacity to make a powerful impact on American political, social and cultural … [Read more...] about The Giving of America’s Richest Family Can Be Hard to Track. Here Are 12 Foundations of Walton Heirs
For a Donor Couple, Support for Education and People with Disabilities Is Rooted in Lived Experience
When it comes to deciding what causes to support, donors draw on a wide range of approaches—following the lead of other philanthropists, forming strategies with consultants, and in many cases, just writing checks to their alma maters. For Annie … [Read more...] about For a Donor Couple, Support for Education and People with Disabilities Is Rooted in Lived Experience
This Colorado Funder Has Supported Black Students for Decades. Here’s How Its Work Is Expanding
Racial equity has been a growing focus for philanthropy in the past year and a half, with foundations and corporations alike shaking up their giving priorities and making large commitments to fighting structural racism and increasing opportunities … [Read more...] about This Colorado Funder Has Supported Black Students for Decades. Here’s How Its Work Is Expanding
These 3 Walton Heirs’ Foundations Are Growing, but Still Mostly Off the Radar. We Take a Closer Look
In the world of philanthropy, America’s richest family is best known for its namesake foundation: The $5.6 billion-plus Walton Family Foundation.But the Waltons’ giving is hardly limited to that vehicle, with several family members overseeing their … [Read more...] about These 3 Walton Heirs’ Foundations Are Growing, but Still Mostly Off the Radar. We Take a Closer Look
How the Four Winners of Equality Can’t Wait Will Put $40 Million to Work Toward Gender Equity
Last summer, as a pandemic and a racial justice movement exposed deep inequities in the United States, two powerhouse women funders launched a grant contest to seed social progress for women, Equality Can’t Wait. Their goal: to surface the best ideas … [Read more...] about How the Four Winners of Equality Can’t Wait Will Put $40 Million to Work Toward Gender Equity
How the Kronkosky Foundation Supports Four Counties in Texas
Editor's note: This article was revised and updated on 8-11-2021.Bandera, Bexar, Comal, and Kendall Counties help make up the Greater San Antonio region. This four-county region is the philanthropic focus of the Kronkosky Foundation. The Kronkosky … [Read more...] about How the Kronkosky Foundation Supports Four Counties in Texas
Here’s What To Know About Bob and Renee Parsons’ Phoenix Grantmaking
Editor's note: This article was revised and updated on 6/29/2021.Bob Parsons, former executive chairman at GoDaddy, stepped down in the summer of 2014 to focus on philanthropy and other ventures. But even before 2014, Parsons and his wife Renee have … [Read more...] about Here’s What To Know About Bob and Renee Parsons’ Phoenix Grantmaking
The Other Perot Who Gives: An Overview of Sarah and Ross Perot Jr.’s Philanthropy
Editor's note: This article was revised and updated on 6/28/2021.We're often excited by philanthropy that spans multiple generations. Whether it's Jim Simons and his son Nathaniel, Edward C. Johnson III and his daughter Abagail, or the $80 billion … [Read more...] about The Other Perot Who Gives: An Overview of Sarah and Ross Perot Jr.’s Philanthropy
Four Things to Know About Joe Jamail’s Texas Philanthropy
Editor's note: This article was revised and updated on 6/28/2021."King of Torts" billionaire lawyer Joe Jamail is among the wealthiest practicing attorneys in the country. He's made his name and money as a litigator of personal injury cases, winning … [Read more...] about Four Things to Know About Joe Jamail’s Texas Philanthropy
Here’s How the David Weekley Family Foundation Gives Away Money in Texas
Editor's note: This article was revised and updated on 6/28/2021.In 1976, at just 23 years of age, David Weekley started his own home building company. Now 45+ years later, David Weekley Homes has sold more than 70,000 homes and has expanded to 18 … [Read more...] about Here’s How the David Weekley Family Foundation Gives Away Money in Texas
