February 21, 2023 For These Faith Groups, Funding Abortion Access and Advocacy Is a Matter of Religious Freedom February 21, 2023/ Dawn Wolfe The views of the anti-abortion religious right do not represent those of the majority of U.S. believers. Following the fall of Roe, these pro-choice faith groups have been stepping up their efforts to fund abortion care.Read More
July 06, 2022 Crusaders: The Philanthropic Funders That Helped Bring an End to Roe v. Wade July 06, 2022/ Philip Rojc Seeing themselves as underdogs in an increasingly ungodly nation, zealous anti-abortion funders played a role in conservatives’ long quest for philanthropic leverage. For them, the Supreme Court has been a choice prize.Read More
October 05, 2021 Five Things to Know About the J. Philip and Jennifer DiNapoli Foundation October 05, 2021/ Alyssa Ochs The J. Philip and Jennifer DiNapoli Foundation is not the most accessible foundation in the region, but as a funder of education and other Bay Area causes it’s definitely worth getting to know because of its future potential.Read More
September 21, 2021 How the Katherine C. Carmody Charitable Trust Awards Grants Locally in Texas September 21, 2021/ Alyssa Ochs The Katherine C. Carmody Charitable Trust is a Texas-specific grantmaker that welcomes unsolicited grant applications from local nonprofits. It supports education, reducing juvenile incarceration, and other human services work. Read More
June 29, 2021 How One Faith-Based Progressive Group Landed Support From MacKenzie Scott June 29, 2021/ Ade Adeniji Faith in Public Life is one of 286 grantees benefiting from MacKenzie Scott’s latest windfall. We talk to leadership about how the gift went down and what it says about Scott’s impact on progressive causes and philanthropy overall.Read More
December 06, 2020 Funding Through Faith: How the Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota Gives Locally December 06, 2020/ Alyssa Ochs The Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota is a good local funder to know even if you are running a secular organization or a group affiliated with another religion entirely. Here are some important details keep in mind about CCFM.Read More
June 25, 2020 Tech-Savvy Faith-Based Groups Thrive in Pandemic, Widening a Fundraising Digital Divide June 25, 2020/ Holly Hall A new survey found more than half of faith-based institutions are seeing steady or increased donations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tech-savvy institutions are faring better, signaling a growing digital divide in fundraising.Read More
September 12, 2019 This Funding Initiative Envisions Religion as an Antidote to Democracy's Ills September 12, 2019/ Philip Rojc Often painted as a driver of political division, religion also has the capacity to cultivate compassion in communities and the voting booth. Faith In/And Democracy is piloting grants to local organizations looking to realize that promise. Read More
August 12, 2019 Going Global: A Funder Expands Efforts to Foster Public Understanding About Religion August 12, 2019/ Mike Scutari The Lilly Endowment has long held that greater public understanding of religion can boost “civic well-being.” That idea is behind a new multimillion-dollar initiative to improve news coverage of the world’s major religions. Read More
January 14, 2019 Divine Intervention: Who’s Giving to Faith-Based K-12 Schools? January 14, 2019/ Caitlin Reilly A recent $2 million gift to Catholic schools in New York City offers a valuable lens through which to examine how giving to faith-based education tends to work. Living donors and small family foundations are the key players here. Read More