$1 billion in DAF grants went to other DAFs, not charities, in 2019

More than $1 billion in grants awarded from donor-advised funds in 2019 went to other commercial DAF accounts, not charities, a report from the Institute for Policy Studies’ Charity Reform Initiative finds. … Read the full article at Philanthropy News...

Report Warns of Risks of Top-Heavy Philanthropy

The charitable sector in the United States is increasingly top-heavy, with a growing amount of philanthropic power held by a handful of very wealthy individuals and foundations — a trend that poses risks to the sector’s effectiveness and independence, a report...

Giving by Top Fifty U.S. Donors Totaled $14.7 Billion in 2017

Charitable giving by the fifty biggest donors in the United States totaled $14.7 billion in 2017, the most since 2008, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports. Total giving in 2017 by individuals and couples on the Chronicle’s Philanthropy 50 list was up...

‘Justice Matters’ and the Power of Film to Persuade

Each year, Justice Matters, a special series within Filmfest DC, the annual Washington, DC International Film Festival, shines a spotlight on some of the best new social issue films from around the globe. This year, three of the films were judged outstanding by jurors...