In a Pandemic, We Need Democracy — Not Billionaire Charity
We need a movement to democratize philanthropy — and the concentrated wealth that increasingly defines it.
Voices from the Field: Giving Pledge at 10, Peril and Possibility
The Giving Pledgers set out to give away half of their wealth. Ten years later, their assets doubled. How do we break this pattern?
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
The Perils and Possibilities of Billionaire Charitable Giving: MacKenzie Scott (Bezos) Makes Her First Move
Philanthropy is at risk of becoming another extension of the private power of plutocrats, alongside monopoly ownership and media domination.
How Wealth Inequality Distorts Philanthropy
Inequality is making charity increasingly reliant on the rich. Here’s why wealthy people dominating philanthropy a problem and what we can do about it.
Gilded Giving 2020: How Wealth Inequality Distorts Philanthropy and Imperils Democracy
How Wealth Inequality Distorts Philanthropy and Imperils Democracy
Congress Should Pass an Emergency Charity Stimulus
As wealth concentrates, so have charitable dollars. To get donations to frontline nonprofits, Congress must pass an emergency charity stimulus.
Ipsos Poll: 72 Percent of Americans Support an Emergency Charity Stimulus
New research finds that many aspects of private foundations and DAFs are not acceptable to Americans.
Nonprofits Need Help. An Emergency Charity Stimulus Can Provide it.
Foundations and donors to advised funds ought to be held to new payout standards for a future that requires all hands — and dollars — on deck.
It’s Time for an Emergency Charity Stimulus
To unlock billions in charitable resources during this crisis, Congress should double the mandated payout of private foundations and donor-advised funds.
How to Get $200 Billion for COVID-19 Relief — at No Cost to Taxpayers
We need an emergency charity stimulus and taxpayers have subsidized one, but the $200 billion in funds remain sidelined.
Time for an Emergency Charity Stimulus
Congress can help nonprofits come up with an additional $200 billion — without costing taxpayers another dime.
Dear Billionaires: Pitchforks or Fair Tax System?
Taxes are the best and only appropriate way to ensure adequate investment in the things our societies need.
The Perils of Billionaire Philanthropy
The ultra-rich are using philanthropic vehicles to shield their wealth—it’s time Congress acted.
Beware of Gifts From Billionaires
We must reform the rules governing philanthropy to encourage more broad-based participation and to reduce the risks of top-heavy, tax-avoidance giving.