Legal experts say foundations and nonprofits could face challenges as a result of the court’s ruling today. But the decision did not go as far as some affirmative-action supporters had feared.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Many Foundations Are Taking a Step Back After 2 Years of Steep Increases in Grants Budgets
More than a quarter of grant makers plan to give less this year than they did in 2022.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Nonprofits Are Stable Despite Burnout, Inflation, and Rising Expenses
But many will face challenges ahead of hiring and keeping employees, a new study has found.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Supreme Court Could Set Back Philanthropy’s Racial-Diversity Efforts With Affirmative-Action Ruling
The cases at issue involve colleges, but legal experts say many of the diversity efforts advanced by nonprofits and foundations could soon face court challenges. A ruling is expected in the next two weeks.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Billionaire Arthur Blank got his family involved in setting priorities. Mental health and democracy are also getting attention while grants in arts and early-childhood education will be discontinued.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Nonprofits Advancing Pluralism Jump at New Grants From an Ambitious Collaboration
The New Pluralists has attracted $47 million from foundations as divergent in their political views as Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Charles Koch’s foundation as part of its work to build bridges. Eventually it hopes philanthropy will pour $1 billion into similar efforts.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Foundations say the summer of protests following his murder changed them forever. But for many racial-justice nonprofits, the free-flowing supply of grants proved to be short-lived.
By Alex Daniels, Marc Gunther and Sono Motoyama
How Cleveland Foundation’s Leader Has Worked to Revitalize the City’s Economy
Ronn Richard, who is retiring from the fund, says one key to success has been hiring foundation staff from the business world — and using the organization’s clout and assets to revive troubled neighborhoods.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Latinos Aren’t Appointed to Nonprofit Boards in Big Cities in Big Numbers
A study of cities with large numbers of Latinos found a mismatch between the number of Hispanic residents and charity board members.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Americans Know Little About Charities — and Very Few Think Nonprofits Can Solve Problems, Poll Finds
The first comprehensive study to measure public attitudes on foundations and nonprofits shows Americans have little knowledge of the difference organizations make in their lives. Just a third say they make a lot of difference to society.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations