Among the main reasons philanthropists decide to spend down: the desire to make an immediate impact and fear that future ...

Plus, tiny Harcum College, whose enrollment stands at about 1,150, received a $40 million bequest. Three other institutions ...

Operating in perpetuity and spending down can both be effective strategies. The key is for a foundation to match its spending ...

It may slow everyday donors’ adoption of DAFs — and lead some DAF donors to alternate between itemizing their taxes and ...

This summer, I had the opportunity to keynote the Points of Light annual conference in New Orleans, where a consistent ...

CGI hopes to address growing needs due to war and climate change and the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID.

At a time when the government is slashing nonprofit grants and contracts, the thought that it might adopt and expand ...

The BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center supports and guides mothers throughout the birthing process and promotes culturally ...

Those working to bring America together — advocates, foundation chiefs, experts, and more — recommend fiction, nonfiction, ...

How $160 million from Netscape pioneer Jim Barksdale — a newcomer to social-change philanthropy — helped make schools in his ...

$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.

Rasheeda Childress is the senior editor for fundraising at the Chronicle of Philanthropy, where she helps guide coverage of ...