October 20, 2022 The Logan Legacy: Three Brothers Carry on the Philanthropic Work Their Parents Started October 20, 2022/ Celia Wexler With roots in Chicago, the Logan brothers — Richard, Jonathan and Daniel — all have their own foundations. They’re each carrying on and evolving a long legacy of giving that began with their late parents, David and Reva Logan.Read More
October 17, 2022 How Philanthropy Can Combat a “Ferocious” Wave of Book Bans October 17, 2022/ Simone Ellin As book bans in schools become a key front in the culture wars, organizations like PEN America are betting that Americans’ faith in free speech will prove stronger. Do funders have their backs?Read More
August 11, 2022 Getting to Know Manu Chandaria, the First Carnegie Medal Recipient From Africa August 11, 2022/ Liz Longley The latest round of Carnegie Medals for Philanthropy included the first recipient from Africa, Kenyan-born businessman Manu Chandaria. IP spoke with the donor about his upbringing, his business and his giving. Read More
March 24, 2022 Round Four: Here’s What You Need to Know About MacKenzie Scott's Latest List of Gifts March 24, 2022/ Philip Rojc At long last, our two-time winner for Philanthropist of the Year has dropped another Medium post—this time with the names of grantees included. Here are some key takeaways. Read More
March 09, 2022 Five Things to Know About MacKenzie Scott’s Latest Round of Gifts March 09, 2022/ Philip Rojc The groundbreaking grantmaker left it to her latest grantees to publicize their gifts—or not. Since then, there’s been a steady stream of gift announcements, some of them massive. Here’s what you need to know.Read More
December 16, 2021 Funder Spotlight: How the Fleishhacker Foundation Backs Bay Area Artists, No Strings Attached December 16, 2021/ Mike Scutari The Fleishhacker Foundation supports arts organizations, artists and literacy programs in the Bay Area, with an emphasis on unrestricted funding. Here’s what you need to know about this San Francisco-based grantmaker.Read More
June 29, 2021 Seven Rounds, $100 Million. How a Global Foundation Responded During the Pandemic Year June 29, 2021/ Liz Longley The Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s $100 million response to the pandemic played out in more than 200 grants that backed communities around the globe. We take a close look at where the money went and why.Read More
March 04, 2020 A Foundation Goes All in to Support Rural Libraries March 04, 2020/ Ade Adeniji We’re written before that library giving hasn’t been a big funding space. But the Tocker Foundation has focused squarely on bolstering libraries in rural Texas for decades, with gratifying results.Read More
March 06, 2019 Planet Word: A Philanthropist’s Mission to Build a Museum of Language March 06, 2019/ Julia Travers The real estate heiress and former reading teacher Ann Friedman had a dream to open a museum of language in D.C., and it’s now under construction. Friedman tells us how this project emerged and who—besides herself—is putting up the money.Read More
November 08, 2018 A League of Readers: Behind a Big Gift to Boost Literacy November 08, 2018/ Caitlin Reilly A nonprofit that focuses on getting evidence-based techniques to teach reading in the hands of educators recently received a $9 million gift from the founder of American Girl. Here’s where the money’s going. Read More
May 10, 2018 A Major Gift Underscores the Role of Childcare Providers in Early Learning May 10, 2018/ Caitlin Reilly Millions of infants and toddlers are stuck in mediocre childcare that can hurt their development. Funders are finally paying more attention, including in Philadelphia, where $3 million is flowing to help caregivers do a better job. Read More
February 26, 2018 Behind the New $1 Million Library Gift from “Mr. Philadelphia’s” Foundation February 26, 2018/ Alyssa Ochs The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation keeps a pretty low profile, quietly giving money away to local groups involved in arts and culture, education, and human services. But here's a gift that stands out. Read More
February 12, 2018 Growth Industry: A "Disruptor" Helps Libraries Navigate an Expanding Funding Landscape February 12, 2018/ Mike Scutari While libraries increasingly acknowledge the untapped potential of philanthropy, most librarians didn't sign up to be fundraisers. They now have help thanks to a new data tool. Read More
January 10, 2018 Leverage Point? A Foundation Sees School Libraries As a Key to Boosting Student Achievement January 10, 2018/ Mike Scutari A foundation's legacy project links library capital improvements in inner-city schools to big gains in academic achievement. Will other K-12 funders follow its lead?Read More
October 26, 2017 Towards a Fine-Free Future: A Funder Tackles a Barrier to Public Library Engagement October 26, 2017/ Mike Scutari While funders uniformly promote greater inclusivity and access to the nation's public libraries, a unique gift suggests the most vexing "barrier to entry" may be financial.Read More
September 18, 2017 Let's Get Inclusive: An Atypically Large Gift Yields Lessons for Libraries Everywhere September 18, 2017/ Mike Scutari While most libraries lack the New York Public Library's size and stature, a recent gift suggests the rewards that may come if they embrace funder-friendly concepts like accessibility, diversity and inclusion.Read More
September 09, 2017 Stuff That Works: A Funder's Valuable Advice for Public Libraries September 09, 2017/ Mike Scutari The Knight Foundation is encouraging public libraries to embrace concepts traditionally associated with nonprofit arts and performance organizations. Read More
July 17, 2017 Libraries in the Spotlight: Who's Stepping Up for More Than Books? July 17, 2017/ Alyssa Ochs Libraries tend to have a hard time attracting major private support. But in the wake of another big recent library gift, it looks like more funders grasp how giving to libraries can advance their varied goals. Read More
July 04, 2017 In New York, Crowdsourcing Ideas for How Funders Can Help Public Libraries July 04, 2017/ Alyssa Ochs A grants competition to support local branches of the New York Public Library drew an impressive 24,000 suggestions for how funders might distribute $20,000 grants. Read More
May 29, 2017 It's One of the Most Reliable Funders of Literacy Programs. Where Do the Grants Go? May 29, 2017/ Alyssa Ochs You'd think the shocking fact that 30 million U.S. adults can't read would draw the attention of loads of funders. But that's not the case. Which is why the Dollar General Literacy Foundation is so important. Read More