New Report: Gilded Giving 2022
The Institute for Policy Studies’ new report, Gilded Giving 2022, shows the risks of increasingly concentrated philanthropic power.
Report: Gilded Giving 2022
Our nation’s charitable system is in danger of becoming a taxpayer-subsidized platform of private power for the ultra-wealthy.
New Ipsos Poll Shows Broad Support for Bold Charity Reform
Concerns about warehousing charity dollars and tax subsidies for wealthy donors and perpetual foundations transcend partisan divide.
New Data Tells Us Where Donor-Advised Fund Dollars Go—And Don’t Go
A new research database reveals that many donor-advised fund donations take years to make it to the coffers of operating nonprofits.
How Russian Oligarchs Funnel Money to U.S. Charities
But it is not just Russian oligarchs that have been increasingly abusing charity for financial or political gain; U.S. oligarchs do it too.
National Philanthropic (Mis)Trust
Donor-advised funds are making misleading claims in response to criticism that they are warehousing wealth instead of boosting charitable giving.
“Wealthy Donors Need to Get Off Their Assets”
New Report Finds More Than One Billion Dollars In DAF Grants
Went to Other Commercial DAFs in 2019
More Evidence of Warehousing of Wealth in Donor-Advised Funds
New report finds more than one billion dollars in DAF grants went to other commercial DAFs in 2019.
New Research Suggests DAF Payout Is Worse Than We Thought
We must prevent our charitable system from being misused by those with the means and motivation to do so.
What Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta Means for Charities — and Our Democracy
A new Supreme Court decision enables billionaires to anonymously weaponize their philanthropy.
Responding to Concerns about the Emergency Charity Stimulus Proposal
Make no mistake: this pandemic is the “rainy day” DAFs and foundations have been saving for.
Foundation Payout Mandate Would Raise $8.7 Billion in Revenue Over 3 Years
The mandate would also have both a positive fiscal impact and give a $200 billion boost to active charities.
MacKenzie Scott’s Bold and Direct Giving Puts Shame to the Billionaire Class and Their Perpetual Private Foundations.
The billionaire philanthropist continues to defy the charitable norms of the 1 percent.
In a Pandemic, We Need Democracy — Not Billionaire Charity
We need a movement to democratize philanthropy — and the concentrated wealth that increasingly defines it.
In a Pandemic, Billionaires Are Richer Than Ever. Why Aren’t They Giving More?
Billionaires get huge tax breaks to park money in private family foundations operated by wealthy heirs. Little goes to actual charity work