When you think about major health philanthropies, the first name that might come to mind — for U.S. work at least — is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a legacy outfit originally founded by a wealthy businessman. Globally, it’s a similar story: … [Read more...] about 5 Health Conversion Funders to Watch
The California Wellness Foundation
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The California Wellness Foundation
OVERVIEW: The California Wellness Foundation supports health equity, racial equity and social justice, working mainly in the state of California. IP TAKE: California Wellness, a signatory of the GUTC Pledge, has “a broad approach to health and … [Read more...] about The California Wellness Foundation
The Schott Foundation Debuts New Tool to Chart Sustainable Grantmaking
Inside the Black Freedom Fund’s Journey to Independence and Permanence
Many Boys and Men of Color Struggle. This California Funder Network Is on the Case
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Leading Lessons: A Foundation CEO’s Reflections on Pushing the Status Quo
This California Foundation Has Supported Progressive Causes for Almost 90 Years
California is home to a large number of philanthropic institutions and many of them take unapologetically progressive stances, together serving as models for social justice grantmaking across the country. But few of them have been in the progressive … [Read more...] about This California Foundation Has Supported Progressive Causes for Almost 90 Years
Latinos Will Play a Critical Role in the Upcoming Election. Here’s What Funders Are Supporting
Almost a Year After Launch, What Has Philanthropy’s Leading Climate Bill Implementation Effort Funded?
After months of rumors, the details emerged last July: A handful of the nation’s largest climate funders had joined forces to spend $180 million over the next three years to ensure that the United States’ biggest climate bill in history, the … [Read more...] about Almost a Year After Launch, What Has Philanthropy’s Leading Climate Bill Implementation Effort Funded?
What Books Are Philanthropic Leaders Reading? Here Are 11 Great Picks From IP Interviews in 2023
I suspect many readers have a pile of books on their nightstand that’s only gotten taller and more foreboding since the holiday season. If so, I’m afraid to say that this post won’t assuage what armchair psychologists endearingly call “the anxiety of … [Read more...] about What Books Are Philanthropic Leaders Reading? Here Are 11 Great Picks From IP Interviews in 2023
Seven Questions for Richard Tate, New President and CEO of The California Wellness Foundation
In September 2023, the California Wellness Foundation, one of California's largest public health philanthropies with $1 billion in assets, welcomed Richard Tate as its new president and CEO. Tate first joined the foundation in 2016 as vice president … [Read more...] about Seven Questions for Richard Tate, New President and CEO of The California Wellness Foundation
“Lean into Empathy and Humility.” A Conversation with Denver Foundation President Javier Alberto Soto
The son of Cuban immigrants, the Denver Foundation’s President Javier Alberto Soto was born in Madrid and moved to Miami at a young age. “I always say that my parents were the first philanthropists I knew,” Soto told me. “If there was a neighbor who … [Read more...] about “Lean into Empathy and Humility.” A Conversation with Denver Foundation President Javier Alberto Soto
Freedom Dreaming: A New Collaborative Invites Philanthropy to Reimagine Itself
In his 2002 book “Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination,” historian Robin D.G. Kelley wrote, “Recovering the poetry of social movements… particularly the poetry that dreams of a new world, is not such an easy task.”“For obvious reasons,” he … [Read more...] about Freedom Dreaming: A New Collaborative Invites Philanthropy to Reimagine Itself
Seven Questions for Cate Fox, Director of the Center for Cultural Innovation’s AmbitioUS Program
I became acquainted with Cate Fox a little over three years ago when, as the MacArthur Foundation’s senior program officer, she oversaw the funder’s arts grantmaking strategy refresh. I was struck by MacArthur’s willingness to address how its … [Read more...] about Seven Questions for Cate Fox, Director of the Center for Cultural Innovation’s AmbitioUS Program
What Books Are Philanthropic Leaders Reading? Here Are 21 Great Picks From IP Interviews
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on January 11, 2023.I was recently chatting with First Nations Development Institute President and CEO Michael Roberts when I came to a question that I like to ask in every Q&A — what’s the last … [Read more...] about What Books Are Philanthropic Leaders Reading? Here Are 21 Great Picks From IP Interviews
Nine Questions for Lourdes J. Rodríguez, the David Rockefeller Fund’s New CEO
On November 1, 2022, Dr. Lourdes J. Rodríguez became chief executive officer of the New York City-based David Rockefeller Fund. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Rodríguez moved to the continental U.S. in 1996. She received her doctorate in public … [Read more...] about Nine Questions for Lourdes J. Rodríguez, the David Rockefeller Fund’s New CEO
Why a California Health Foundation is Backing Graduate Education Loans for Dreamers
There are many ways that the U.S. immigration system isn’t working, and one glaring failure is its treatment of Dreamers, undocumented young people who were brought to this country as children. Given our polarized political environment, Dreamers face … [Read more...] about Why a California Health Foundation is Backing Graduate Education Loans for Dreamers
“There’s No Going Back.” Six Questions for Sage Crump of the National Performance Network
In 2016, the New Orleans-based National Performance Network (NPN) launched Leveraging a Network for Equity (LANE) to support arts organizations of color and rural arts organizations. In the ensuing years, the network provided its cohort members with … [Read more...] about “There’s No Going Back.” Six Questions for Sage Crump of the National Performance Network
Six Questions for Dr. Laura Gerald of Reynolds Trust, as it Reckons With its Past and Plans for the Future
To mark its 75th anniversary, the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust made a startling announcement: the organization, which was built on the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company fortune, will completely divest from tobacco by the end of 2022. The R.J. … [Read more...] about Six Questions for Dr. Laura Gerald of Reynolds Trust, as it Reckons With its Past and Plans for the Future
Six Questions with Mendi Blue Paca, New President of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
In mid-September, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation (FCCF) in Norwalk, Connecticut, announced that Mendi Blue Paca would be its new president and CEO. Blue Paca previously served as the FCCF’s chief community impact officer, leading the … [Read more...] about Six Questions with Mendi Blue Paca, New President of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Six Questions for Alberto Mejia, National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures Deputy Director
Alberto Mejia is the deputy director of the San Antonio-based National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC). Founded in 1989, it has emerged as one of the most prominent supporters of Latino art and culture in the U.S. by providing grants … [Read more...] about Six Questions for Alberto Mejia, National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures Deputy Director
Seven Questions for Toya Fick, the New CEO of Meyer Memorial Trust
The recent appointment of Toya Fick, Meyer Memorial Trust’s new CEO, is something of a study in both stability and change. Her tenure marks a continuation of Meyer’s commitment to combating structural racism, which it began in 2013. Additionally, … [Read more...] about Seven Questions for Toya Fick, the New CEO of Meyer Memorial Trust
Seven Questions for Amy Freitag, the New York Community Trust’s New President
In April, the New York Community Trust, a community foundation with $3.2 billion in assets, named Amy Freitag its new president after an eight-month national search.A native of Akron, Ohio, Freitag began her career in the theater world before … [Read more...] about Seven Questions for Amy Freitag, the New York Community Trust’s New President
Celine Coggins Reflects on Her Time at the Helm of Grantmakers for Education
When she was in college, Celine Coggins had an experience that charted her path to the future. Her mother died unexpectedly just before her sophomore year, and her family could no longer afford the tuition. An alumnus of the college, who wanted to … [Read more...] about Celine Coggins Reflects on Her Time at the Helm of Grantmakers for Education
Seven Questions for Stephen Quake, the New Head of Science at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
As the chief philanthropic vehicle of Meta multibillionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has the financial resources to take on big challenges. It has done so: CZI set a goal to drive biomedical research … [Read more...] about Seven Questions for Stephen Quake, the New Head of Science at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
How Is Philanthropy Backing Science Journalism?
Among the many economic changes brought on by the explosion of the internet during the first decades of the current century was the implosion of the advertising-driven business model that for decades supported most newspapers and publications. The … [Read more...] about How Is Philanthropy Backing Science Journalism?
Six Questions for Isabelle Leighton, Donors of Color Network’s New Executive Director
Isabelle Leighton was recently named executive director of Donors of Color Network (DOCN), a community of high-net-worth donors, whose mission is to build systemic racial equity to be more reflective and accountable to communities of color. We … [Read more...] about Six Questions for Isabelle Leighton, Donors of Color Network’s New Executive Director
