funding
May 11, 2021 2:58 pm
Brook J. Lenfest Foundation partners with nonprofits to help former foster kids go to college
“It’s estimated that only 3% of former foster youth who enroll in college will graduate. Through this program, we hope to significantly increase that percentage," said Pedro Ramos of the Philadelphia Foundation, which will administer the grants.
method
May 23, 2019 2:53 pm
Foundations’ 21st-century obligation: Align your endowments with mission
Laura Kind McKenna: Foundations generally invest 5% for mission-first outcomes and 95% for finance-first outcomes ... changing this status-quo is not only philanthropy’s greatest 21st-century opportunity but our most critical obligation.
people
Oct. 19, 2016 12:54 pm
This 27-year-old family foundation director doesn’t want your grant applications
Max Tuttleman "grabbed the reins" to his family's foundation when he was 20. He doesn't believe in mission and thinks institutional philanthropy is outdated — but he wants to fund your project.
people
Dec. 1, 2015 10:21 am
This foundation exec doesn’t care about financial returns. Here’s why
McKenna will be stepping down from the Patricia Kind Family Foundation in January. But before she goes, she has a lesson for foundations looking to make impact investments.
funding
Oct. 28, 2015 11:50 am
Impact investing is “poised for serious growth”: Case Foundation’s Kate Ahern
Ahern will be at the Wharton Social Impact Conference in Philadelphia on Oct. 29. She spoke with us about her role managing Case Foundation's impact investing initiatives.