Philanthropy

Book Profile, Philanthropy
Robert Wuthnow’s Why Religion Is Good for American Democracy and Philanthropy
Wuthnow’s new book Why Religion Is Good for American Democracy places faith-based philanthropy in the context of that which has kept and will keep our democratic polity healthy. His general claim…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 6, 2021

Philanthropy
Enchanted with the Elitist of Exempt Endowments
Many have seen implications for the underlying legal structure and practice of American philanthropy in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017’s excise tax on the investment income…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 5, 2021

Philanthropy
“Intermediate Sanctions” Against Abuses of Tax Exemption, 25 Years After Their Enactment
A little more than 25 years ago, on July 30, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed into law what was called the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. The law included new “intermediate…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 1, 2021

Book Profile, Philanthropy
Some of Woke, Inc.’s Reasoning Could Be an Alarming “Sleeping Giant” for Philanthropy
Successful entrepreneur, investor, and commentator Vivek Ramaswamy’s new book "Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam" has been justifiably well-received among conservatives for its thoughtful argument against businesses consciously placing a pursuit…
by Michael E. Hartmann on September 28, 2021

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Civic Gifts Author Elisabeth S. Clemens (Part 1 of 2)
Many important questions have recently arisen again about the roles of the public and private sectors in securing societal well-being—including the nature and scope of those roles, the extent of…
by Michael E. Hartmann on September 13, 2021

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Civic Gifts Author Elisabeth S. Clemens (Part 2 of 2)
In the second part, we discuss the political construction of philanthropy and charity, current strains on that construction, a potential revival of mutual aid, and what it might mean for…
by Michael E. Hartmann on September 13, 2021

Philanthropy
For Fun, Philanthropic Pharmacology
So hip, savvy, mostly young conservatives have been talking about pills and being “pilled” in various ways for a while now. Join us in stopping to pretend to know—and trying…
by Michael E. Hartmann on September 10, 2021

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More Awake Than a College Kid on Energy Drinks During Finals Week
The Council on Foundations had a little bit of a challenge—or, as strategic-planning consultants might say, an opportunity—in preparing and presenting its new strategic plan last month. Philanthropy, along with…
by Michael E. Hartmann on August 23, 2021

Philanthropy
A Conversation with the Capital Research Center’s Ken Braun
Braun recently has conducted research about the role of establishment grantmakers and their nonprofit grant recipients in the massive and growing problem of homelessness in Los Angeles—a problem to which…
by Michael E. Hartmann on August 12, 2021

Philanthropy
Local Philanthropy Isn’t Local for ‘Citizens of the World’
America’s liberal plutocrats’ “philanthropy” is more political than charitable and utterly disconnected from its roots in Christianity’s love for one’s fellow man. It isn’t only the Ford Foundation or George…
by Hayden Ludwig on August 11, 2021