December 22, 2022 Green Middleweights: 25 Prominent, Mid-Sized Environmental Grantmakers December 22, 2022/ Michael Kavate We previously compiled the top 25 green funders based on 2021 giving data. Today, we round up the next 25 on the list — a wide-ranging set of grantmakers who all gave $10 million or more to environmental causes.Read More
August 03, 2021 Need a Break? Here's the (Short) List of Funders Who Back Sabbaticals for Nonprofit Leaders August 03, 2021/ Dawn Wolfe Sabbaticals are becoming more popular at nonprofits, but philanthropic support is still hard to come by. Here’s every funder we could find that backs much-needed breaks for nonprofit leaders. Read More
May 25, 2021 After a Year Like No Other, Three Foundation Leaders Talk About What Changed and What Comes Next May 25, 2021/ David Callahan In a panel convened by the National Center for Family Philanthropy, moderated by IP’s David Callahan, the heads of the Barr, Libra and Marguerite Casey foundations talk about how their institutions—and the sector—have evolved.Read More
September 30, 2020 Behind Ford’s Bold Effort to Back Arts Groups Serving Communities of Color September 30, 2020/ Mike Scutari Ford and partner funders are committing more than $156 million to support BIPOC arts groups disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Ford’s Margaret Morton fills us in on the America’s Cultural Treasures initiative.Read More
December 16, 2019 A Leading Health Foundation Goes Local to Take on Climate Change December 16, 2019/ Liz Longley With federal action stalled on climate change, Robert Wood Johnson is among a growing number of funders looking to address this issue at the local level, supporting work that focuses on the nexus between health and climate. Read More
November 20, 2018 Change is Inevitable: Funders Join Forces to Help Arts Organizations Prepare for “Shifts in the Cultural Sector” November 20, 2018/ Mike Scutari With arts organizations increasingly buffeted by change, two Massachusetts foundations have rolled out a new $25 million initiative to help groups build the “adaptive capacity” they need to thrive in turbulent times. Read More
August 02, 2018 Census 2020: How Is Philanthropy Responding to the Citizenship Question? August 02, 2018/ Caitlin Reilly The addition of a question concerning citizenship status to the 2020 U.S. Census has many concerned about the effect the query could have on participation. Here’s how philanthropy is stepping up. Read More
July 26, 2018 The Latest on an Effort to Fund Nontraditional High School Models in New England July 26, 2018/ Alyssa Ochs The Barr Foundation recently committed to a new batch of grantees who are “doing high school differently.” Here’s how the funder’s education redesign strategy has been playing out in New England.Read More
July 17, 2018 "The Human Factor." How This Foundation is Responding to Grantee Feedback July 17, 2018/ Julia Travers The Grantee Perception Report helps foundations gauge how they're managing relationships that come with built-in tensions. We look at the Barr Foundation’s response to lackluster findings from the survey. Read More
May 17, 2018 Embrace Change: A Funder Guides Arts Organizations to Work Differently May 17, 2018/ Mike Scutari The Barr Foundation, a stalwart Boston funder, is helping arts groups to take more risks and engage in stronger civic leadership. What’s its plan for making the arts more “relevant?”Read More
October 12, 2017 Cross-Program and Special Initiatives: What Barr Funds Outside Its Normal Program Areas October 12, 2017/ Alyssa Ochs A majority of the Barr Foundation's grants go toward education, climate and the the arts. However, some grants also fall outside these categories. What does that money go? Read More