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“Heartbroken and Stunned.” Novo Foundation’s Program Upheaval Sows Anger and Uncertainty

"If it's true that they are backing away from that commitment, then that would have a huge negative impact on the sector and on communities across the country," said National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy President and… Read More

NoVo Fund, Led by a Buffett Son, Criticized for Staff and Program Cuts

“This is a very big deal and very bad news,” said Ryan Schlegel, director of research at the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. NoVo, he noted, has been the largest grant maker supporting women’s rights groups… Read More

Just 1% of Grants Go To Immigrants, Refugee Causes

Even though immigrants and refugees represent 14 percent of the population, local foundations gave barely 1 percent of total grantmaking to benefit those communities in 2017 and 2018. A new tool from the National Committee for Responsive… Read More

Local Foundations Underfunding Immigrant and Refugee Nonprofits

Large locally focused foundations are failing to provide nonprofits with financial support proportional to the immigrant and refugee populations in their states and the threats those groups face, an analysis by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy finds. … Read More

NCRP: Local Grantmaking to Immigrant and Refugee Communities Fails to Reflect State Demographics & Current Threats

PRESS RELEASE NCRP: Local Grantmaking to Immigrant and Refugee Communities Fails to Reflect State Demographics & Current Threats New research shows significant disconnect between local funding levels and local populations, despite some positive trends toward increased… Read More

The Next Step in Promoting Equity

Chief equity officers face considerable obstacles. They must pry old habits from a foundation’s grasp and challenge cultural norms that may drive the way a grant maker chooses the people it hires and how it spends… Read More

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