Launched with fanfare in 2019, Earth Alliance promised to ally billionaire dollars and celebrity clout against the threats of climate change and biodiversity loss. Now, the initiative is virtually defunct. Here’s what we know.
Read MoreWaverley Street Foundation, the climate-focused foundation launched by Laurene Powell Jobs, increased its funding by a third in 2022, according to latest tax filings. The funder also added some high-profile trustees to the mix.
Read MoreWomen are wielding more power in philanthropy than ever before — as mega-donors, organization leaders, and catalysts. To spotlight these power players, we’ve compiled our most extensive list of women making an impact in the sector today.
Read MoreThe “philanthropic LLC” — not a legal category, by the way — has swiftly gained popularity among billionaire donors who want to keep their options open. Levels of transparency vary widely. Here’s a rundown.
Read MoreDoes a series of recent awards for climate-related university projects suggest a promising fundraising trend amid a planetary crisis, or is this just a case of more of the same?
Read MoreTop philanthropists have become ever more adept at working the levers of power in order to shape federal policy. Here are the living donors who wield the most influence in the nation’s capital.
Read MoreThe Waverley Street Foundation burst onto the climate funding scene in 2021, building a new team to move $3.5 billion to the cause. In recent months, four members out of a staff of about a dozen either left or were let go.
Read MoreThe Omidyar Network’s Reporters in Residence program is backing journalists who cover economic issues neglected by the mainstream media. It’s the latest philanthropic effort to boost a struggling field — and spur systemic change.
Read MoreBillionaire Laurene Powell Jobs is now one of the world’s top climate funders. Find out where her Waverley Street Foundation’s first two years of grants went, who’s helping make those decisions, and what we still don’t know.
Read MoreWe compiled a list of the top green funders in the U.S., based on the most recent full year of giving data available. One big takeaway: Living billionaires now dominate the list.
Read MoreA collaboration backed by Bloomberg, Ford and more will help smaller cities access more than $1 trillion in federal infrastructure funding. It’s one way philanthropy can magnify its impact by influencing where public money goes.
Read MoreA new book edited by Peter L.W. Osnos examines the many facets of the life of George Soros, including a chapter on his philanthropy written by Ford’s Darren Walker. It’s an insightful look at what makes Soros so unique as a donor.
Read MoreGrowing numbers of America’s super-wealthy are wading into giving to avert the climate crisis. Here’s a list of billionaires who are just getting started in climate funding, or otherwise signaling greater potential giving ahead.
Read MoreThe recent U.N. climate change summit and the U.N. General Assembly before that prompted quite a few billionaires and foundations to announce new philanthropic commitments. We’ve collected the most notable ones here.
Read MoreEven as their relative clout inevitably shrinks, legacy institutions will need to engage with today’s super-rich. By bringing Laurene Powell Jobs onto its board, the Ford Foundation’s doing that in an unusual way. Will it pay off?
Read MoreIn the latest billionaire climate commitment, Laurene Powell Jobs will give $3.5 billion over the next decade to respond to the global emergency. Find out what we know—and what we don’t.
Read MoreCalifornia Sunday Magazine recently shut down after its primary funder, Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective, cut its support. It’s a reminder that billionaire patrons’ commitment to civic good isn’t immune to concerns of profitability.
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