Should Every Foundation Sunset? Weighing the Pros and Cons
Operating in perpetuity and spending down can both be effective strategies. The key is for a foundation to match its spending approach to its purpose.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Rich Donors Must Push Each Other to Give More
The Giving Pledge’s failures show why philanthropists like me should hold our peers accountable
Bill Clinton Plans Big Changes for Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting
CGI hopes to address growing needs due to war and climate change and the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
$2.5 Billion Pledge Makes Women’s Health a Priority in Gates Spend-Down
The new commitment will triple the amount the foundation spends on women’s health innovation and signals its continued interest in the work after the departure of Melinda French Gates.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Recent Article Expertly Conveys the Toll of Federal Cuts
The ‘disappearing safety net’ will harm people throughout the country.
Is the Giving Pledge Living Up to Its Potential?
Only 13 percent of U.S. billionaires have signed the Giving Pledge, and almost 80 percent of the original signers’ gifts have gone toward their foundations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
8 Things a Mega-Donor Did Right to Engineer a ‘Miracle’
How $160 million from Netscape pioneer Jim Barksdale — a newcomer to social-change philanthropy — helped make schools in his native Mississippi a source of pride, not shame.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
5 Steps to Save Public Media as Federal Funds Vanish
Philanthropy needs to act now to ensure local public radio survives as a vital information resource for diverse rural and tribal communities.
By Alicia Bell and Alvin Starks
How 59 Data Points Helped Foundations Spark Elusive Change
Big foundations behind a multicity project are trying to measure the intangibles of community building. In one Akron, Ohio, neighborhood, the numbers are adding up to something good.
By George Anders
Contributor
‘Pick Your Lane’: Democracy Advocate Danielle Allen’s Advice for Philanthropy
The author, advocate, and nonprofit leader outlines where philanthropy fits in her “double barrel” strategy to strengthen democracy in Washington and nationwide.
By Chronicle Staff
Contributor
In the Face-Off Against AI, Funders Need to Have Workers’ Backs
As artificial intelligence transforms the workplace, philanthropy must act before employees are locked out of the conversation.
By Mike Kubzansky and Don Howard
Former Librarian of Congress, Fired by Trump, Vows to Improve Public Information in New Mellon Role
Her new position as a senior fellow at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation places her back at the center of the very debates over American culture that surrounded her dismissal.
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press
Tonya Allen, Deepak Bhargava, and John Palfrey are united in their determination to give according to their values.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Abigail Disney: The Philanthropist
The philanthropist is using her “weird voice and weird position” as an heir to the Disney fortune to challenge rich Americans who are afraid to step up.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Billions in New Taxes on Private Foundations — What’s Next?
The Senate removed the sharply escalating taxes in the measure approved on Tuesday, but foundations worry they could still re-emerge in the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Tips and Advice for Better Grant Seeking
Key concepts and advice to help organizations win grants from foundations.