Philanthropy

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Council on Foundations President Kathleen P. Enright (Part 2 of 2)
Kathleen P. Enright talks about donor-advised funds, charity and politics, and the attention-getting op-ed in support of civility and pluralism in the sector that she signed with five others.
by Craig Kennedy, Michael E. Hartmann on June 19, 2023

Philanthropy
The Giving Review Has Moved
On Friday the editors of the Giving Review launched its new independent website—four years after the Giving Review started as a blog hosted on Philanthropy Daily’s website. The editors explain,…
by CRC Staff on June 13, 2023

Philanthropy
Memorial Day 2023
Today, we remember and honor America's fallen heroes, who made the ultimate sacrifice to secure the blessings of liberty for us and the peoples of many other lands.
by CRC Staff on May 29, 2023

Philanthropy
Peter Thiel: “Money Doesn’t Work That Well”
During last week’s episode of Bari Weiss’s Honestly podcast, multi-billionaire entrepreneur, venture capitalist, political activist, and philanthropist Peter Thiel brief talked about the effectiveness of giving in the contexts of…
by Michael E. Hartmann on May 24, 2023

Philanthropy
Donors in Hell to Pay
In politics, “[a]long with upscale, educated, hyper-ideological primary voters, the selectorate of each party includes affluent party donors,” according to Michael Lind in his important new book Hell to Pay:…
by Michael E. Hartmann on May 23, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Catholic Philanthropist Timothy R. Busch
The successful entrepreneur and Napa Institute founder talks to Michael E. Hartmann about his grantmaking, the importance of a focus on mission, and the continuing relevance of the work of…
by Michael E. Hartmann on May 17, 2023

Philanthropy
Follow the Money
Conservative philanthropy in America has long been on the defensive, mostly against harsh critiques from liberals and progressives. For big grantmakers on the Right criticism has been considered a given.
by Michael E. Hartmann on May 1, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Symposium Contributor Julius Krein
In “What do conservative donors want?,” Julius Krein, editor of the American Affairs quarterly journal, dauntlessly describes conservative philanthropy’s current predicament—and, equally dauntlessly, urges it to be self-critically clear and honest about its…
by Michael E. Hartmann on April 20, 2023

Philanthropy
Revisiting “The Charitable Deduction in American Political Thought”
Long before the Revenue Act of 1917 created a tax deduction for charitable contributions, Americans gave to charity and formed voluntary associations of every kind. The genius of American philanthropy,…
by Michael E. Hartmann on April 10, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Loyola Law School’s Ellen P. Aprill (Part 1 of 2)
The nationally prominent legal expert in the taxation of nonprofits talks to Michael E. Hartmann about her career, the different revenue-raising and regulatory roles of the IRS, the non-revenue-related role…
by Michael E. Hartmann on April 5, 2023