Private Foundations
Private foundations make grants based on charitable endowments. The endowment funds come from one or a small handful of sources -- an individual, a family or a corporation. Because of their endowments, they are focused primarily on grantmaking and generally do not raise funds or seek public financial support the way public charities (like community foundations) must.
“Private foundation” is the umbrella term that includes corporate, independent, family, and operating foundations. As of 2011, there were 73,764 private foundations in the United States (Foundation Center, 2011).
In 2011, private foundations held more than $604 billion in assets and gave away more than $45 billion (Foundation Center, 2011).
Below is everything on our site for private foundations. Due to the large number of resources on our website, we highly recommend you use the site navigation or the search feature to find what you are looking for.
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2015 Annual Meeting Preconference Programming
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Independent Sector and charitable allies urge House to pass America Gives More Act of 2015
This legislation includes several important provisions that will help charitable and philanthropic organizations serving communities in every Congressional District across the country. Specifically, H.R. 644 would permanently enact three temporary and currently expired giving incentives – the IRA…
Webinar: Philanthropy Exchange Walk-Through
Are you having trouble with the Exchange? Have no fear! I'm here to help.
This webinar covered how to post, search the libraries, and find other members. It's an easy way to get to know this new platform and learn all the great things it has to offer.
If you have questions, take a look at…
Interview with Emily Kessler, Interim Director of EPIP
I recently had the opportunity to interview Emily Kessler, the interim director of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy. In this interview, Emily shares how she got her start in philanthropy and what she is hoping to do to help emerging professionals and increase the value of an EPIP membership…
Federal Liaisons
The Council’s Philanthropic Engagement Liaisons in the Executive Branch
Since November 2011, the Public-Philanthropic Partnership Office in the Council’s Public Policy Department has hosted a quarterly meeting with a cadre of staff from various federal departments and agencies. The…
How Foundations can Help Entrepreneurs Save the American Dream
Last week, the Milstein Commission, a national initiative co-chaired by Steve Case and Carly Fiorina, released a report, Can Startups Save the American Dream? The report highlighted over how the past quarter-century, startups and small businesses accounted for 65% of net job creation, yet…
Policy Issues
The policy issues that impact philanthropy are wide-ranging. Our issue pages include the latest developments on policies that impact your foundation and nonprofit partners, including:
Charitable Deduction
Donor-Advised Funds
Federal Budget
Global Philanthropy
IRA Charitable Rollover…
2015 Annual Meeting Programming
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2015 Annual Meeting
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2015 Annual Meeting Registration
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Online registration is now closed. If you would still like to register for the conference, please fill out the paper registration form and bring it to the registration table in the Yerba Buena Foyer on the Lower B2 Level of the San Francisco Marriott Marquis.
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Politics, Policy, and Philanthropy: How Your Funding Priorities Could be Impacted This Year
Please join Council on Foundations members and others within the Southern California philanthropic community for a unique program to learn about the opportunities and challenges affecting the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors at a local, state, and federal levels as the 2016 election cycle gets…
Quarterly Member Update: 1st Quarter 2015
Join us to hear more about how you can maximize the Council's network to further enhance your work in the field. Senior leaders from the Council will be present to discuss additional services, initiatives, and updates that have an impact on the larger philanthropic community.
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Giving As Good As We Get
As my boss and Blackbaud CEO Mike Gianoni noted, “#GivingTuesday has gone from a simple idea to become a genuine global phenomenon.” The unofficial start to the end-of-year giving season once again kicked off this #GivingTuesday, December 2nd 2014, and with #UNselfies shared and charitable gifts…
FREE WEBINAR: Philanthropic Engagement Opportunities in HUD’s National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC)
Free Webinar Open to All Philanthropic Organizations
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 1pm ET
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) launched the National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC) in September 2014. Through the NDRC, HUD is partnering with the Rockefeller Foundation…
Increasing Influence and Measuring Impact for Organizational Social Media
An article recently published in Research & Development shared how researchers are using social media to draw attention to their research. Discussing their work with reporters and sharing on social media seemed to increase the likelihood that one’s research is cited, thereby…