Think Systemically, Act Locally: Who's Backing This Push to Build Community Wealth?
Foundation: NoVo Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Minneapolis Foundation
These are heady times for local and regional giving. Although national funders coming out of places like New York and the Bay Area command the most attention, growing philanthropic wealth can be...more

$25000 PK–12 Social Emotional Learning Grants: Deadline in 3 Weeks
Foundation: NoVo Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Applications are due April 20 for the Social Emotional Learning Innovation Fund grants from Education First, the NoVo Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. This year grants will be...more

Series Uncovers Tides Foundation's Left Leanings, Also Reveals Earth is Round
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Tides Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
It is worth noting that for an allegedly “secret” group, Tides is pretty open on its website, where the foundation writes, “Tides is a leader in global grantmaking and social change work,...more

Tides' Legal Laundering: An Incubator for the Left
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Tides Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
... ($11.1 million); the Novo Foundation ($10.7 million); the Blue Shield of California Foundation ($9.6 million); the David and Lucile Packard Foundation ($7.75 million); the California Community...more

Tides' Legal Laundering: Who is Drummond Pike?
Foundation: California Endowment, Vanguard Charitable Endowment
According to this data, the group's biggest grants have historically come from the California Endowment ($51 million since 2001), the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($39 million since 2007),...more

Living Right: Buen Vivir Fund Heralds a More Democratic Kind of Impact Investing
Foundation: NoVo Foundation
The Buen Vivir Fund—established by Thousand Currents and backed by the NoVo Foundation (founded by Peter Buffett, son of Warren Buffett, and his wife Jennifer)—is seeking to deploy a different,...more

Bound for Inclusion: How a New Funder Group Supports Trans Communities
Foundation: Arcus Foundation, NoVo Foundation
This uptick is part of broader shifts in LGBTQ philanthropy over the past several years, including a strong, new sense of urgency since the 2016 election. ... Developing that philanthropic culture...more

Peter Buffett, pianist and son of Warren, staging multimedia show at Bard
Foundation: NoVo Foundation
On the philanthropic front, he and his wife, Jennifer Buffett, serve as co-presidents of the NoVo Foundation. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings this week, Peter Buffett is performing his...more

Humanity United and NoVo Foundation Announce Three Winners of the Pathways to Freedom ...
Foundation: NoVo Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
100 Resilient Cities—Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation (100RC) helps cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social, and economic challenges that are a growing part of...more

Application Period Now Open for Native American Language-Immersion Grants
Foundation: First Nations Development Institute, Lannan Foundation, NoVo Foundation
The effort is made possible through funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Lannan Foundation, Kalliopeia Foundation and the NoVo Foundation (see earlier funding announcement here)....more