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Foundation leaders committed to values-aligned philanthropic policies, which ensure grantmaking efforts does not fund hate and extremism, emphasize the importance of ensuring all stakeholders understand both the policies and the reasons for their creation. Values-Aligned Philanthropy: Discussing…
Foundation leaders committing to values-aligned philanthropy to ensure their grantmaking efforts do not fund hate and extremism may encounter hesitancy from unexpected sources: their own boards. In our new Values-Aligned Philanthropy Board Discussion Guide, we lay out tips for communicating the…
We just received a grant request from a group that is not a public charity. The request states that the group has a “fiscal sponsor” and the grant agreement is countersigned by the fiscal sponsor? Can we make this grant?
Yes. A grant to a public charity serving as a fiscal sponsor is treated…
A Chapter in Mastering Foundation Law:
The Council on Foundations Compendium of Legal Resources
Fiscal sponsorship provides a valuable tool for charitable entrepreneurs to realize their vision by working with an established charity that takes in tax-deductible donations and private foundation…
Through our Values-Aligned Philanthropy project, the Council on Foundations is encouraging foundations to take steps to ensure that they are not funding hate. Our white paper created a landscape scan of the issue and the work being done in the philanthropic sector to combat hate funding. We also…
U.S. Academic Centers for the Study of Hate and Extremism
Bard College Center for the Study of Hate
California State University, San Bernardino, Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism
Gonzaga University Institute for Hate Studies
The International Network for Hate Studies
501(c)(3)s and Public Policy Violation: A Fresh Look at Doctrine
Alliance Magazine: Should corporate philanthropy be neutral?
GlobalGiving: A Journey Into The Neutrality Paradox
GlobalGiving: Trump Is Right—And Wrong—About Section 230
Horizon Forum: What Do the Experts Say: The Free…
In late 2020, the Council on Foundations (the Council) launched the Values-Aligned Philanthropy project to continue to build on their previous efforts within the philanthropic sector to respond to growing concern about the issue of funding hate and extremism. The Council took this step recognizing…
Everything you need to know to stay out of trouble with third-party representatives.
Does hearing the sentence "Just make that grant check payable to my fiscal agent" stop you in your tracks? It should. If your potential grantees are washing your grant funds through an accommodating charity…