Catholic Church
largest Christian Church, made up of 24 autonomous Churches in communion with the Pope
Silicon Valley
Helping Those Left Behind by the Tech Boom
Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation
A Fund to Seed New Catholic Schools
Good News for Religious Giving
A majority of donors plan to keep giving to religious causes despite covid-19
Books: Curing Decadence
Cultural revival can be boosted by personal giving
Strengthening Catholic Schools
Partnership Schools, an innovative network of Catholic educators, expands to Cleveland
Keeping Covid Philanthropy Local
Leo Linbeck on covid and its consequences
An Educational Partnership
A Catholic school network supports students, families, and staff amid the pandemic
The Church and Civil Society
Nations rely on builders of virtuous habits
Interview with Ken Langone
Raised by a plumber and a cafeteria lady, the man who financed the launch of Home Depot describes a loan he can never pay back, why he made medical-school tuition at NYU free, and reasons for giving anonymously.
A Stroll Through Community Life
Philadelphia
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
How one determined family rallied their community to transform a once-deserted corner of Indianapolis
How to Be a Loyal Local Giver
Advice from American foundations on staying close to home
Secret Donor Man
The adventurous life of billionaire philanthropist Chuck Feeney and a biography that doesn't do it justice
Teaching Freedom of Faith to a New Generation
Museum slated for Philadelphia's Independence Mall
Ways Philanthropy Can Reinforce Faith and Its Good Works
With religious practice and the giving it inspires trending downward in tandem, donors could learn from the successes of the charter-school movement
Staying the Course across Generations
How donor intent became family intent
Less God, Less Giving?
Religion and generosity feed each other in fascinating ways
Interview with Sean Fieler
The forthright social conservative on religious liberty, translating principles into policy, and the importance of saying what you truly believe.
The Johnson Amendment Walls Separating Church, Charity, and State
...are recent, unsavory, and unnecessary, says this Constitutional authority
President's Note
All-Time Classics from Philanthropy Magazine
Fall 2018 - Briefly Noted
Rags to riches in real life. Vets achieving independence. A pilgrimage to Israel for $500. Behind the scenes at Gettysburg. Leonard Leo's legal network. The power of small givers.
An Episcopalian, an Atheist, and a Jew Walk into a Catholic School. . .
Meet the (non-Catholic) patron saints of inner-city Catholic education
Interview with John Sobrato
Silicon Valley's loyal local donor explains why he keeps things close to home.
Values Without Borders
Meet the Venezuelan-American family that teaches universal values to promote character education
Unto the Nations
Is the focus of American evangelicals shifting overseas?
Ex Libris Philanthropy
Donors are making Great Books available to the public
Spartan Donors
What s to be gained from private giving to Uncle Sam s military academies?
New U.
Meet the donors who have taken it upon themselves to launch new colleges
Millions from Millions
Small donors allow St. Jude Children s Research Hospital to take the hardest cases without charging families a dime.
Winter 2013 - Briefly Noted
John Paulson s Central Park gift, great female donors, John Arnold retires, sunsetting Jewish foundations, and more
Religion
Notable contributions to religious causes from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame
Modern Missionaries
A Jewish philanthropist. His Christian college roommate. Healing for many.
From Blight, to Bought
Battling crime and poverty via homeownership
Winter 2018 - Briefly Noted
Censorship by Google. A modern-day good Samaritan. A quarterback gives back. Charter school experimentation.
Winter 2018 - Interview with Russ Carson
Private equity investor Russ Carson applies his years in business to handpicking leaders and investments in philanthropy.
A Walking Tour of the New Museum of the Bible
A half-billion-dollar philanthropically funded mega-project created one of the most unusual museums in the world.
SOS: Stopping Opioid Slaughter
A small group of donors is up against the worst drug epidemic ever. They need help.
Making Miracles in Memphis
From work to school to arts to recreation, Pitt and Barbara Hyde show how to energize a hometown
Medical Matchmaking
While federal health-care policy is in disarray, these charities and volunteers are offering help now
Summer 2017 - Briefly Noted
Home life and scholastic success. A baseball all-star gives back. Children and animals on Noah's Ark. BYU student animators.
Spring 2017 - Preservation and Prosperity
What could property rights do for Indian reservations?
Privacy as a Philanthropic Pillar
Why givers prize the right to be anonymous
Fall 2016 - Briefly Noted
Little platoons on pontoons. Crisp progress in the Big Apple. Nonprofits brace for new overtime rules.
What Next?
Reactions to the roadmap
Spring 2016 - Redefining Usury
How a self-interested banker helped millions of people prosper
The Art of Public-Policy Philanthropy: Fighting for School Reform
Featuring Chester Finn, John Kirtley, Fred Klipsch, Betsy DeVos, and Thomas Carroll
The Educators
Bruce and Suzie Kovner give to schoolchildren, music students, and policymaking. Here's how and why.
A Different Kind of TV Network
In search of virtuous entertainment
Fall 2015 - Renaissance Ahead?
Catholic schools are on the cusp of resurrection
Fall 2015 - Interview with Bruce Kovner
The trading titan on investing in ideas and policy, school choice, and music
Fall 2015 - Books in Brief
Effective Altruism ignores deserving charities
Winter 2016 - Nonprofit Spotlight: Teaching Together
Teaching Together hires adults with cognitive disabilities as Catholic-school classroom aides
Winter 2016 - Briefly Noted
A record gift to Catholic schools. Paul Allen continues to battle Ebola. Knights rescue the oppressed.