Understanding Brains: Funding Basic Medical Research
My brother, Laurence Braude, was an ophthalmologist, cornea specialist, surgeon and researcher. At 47, he complained of fatigue and weakness in his left arm and leg. His internist referred him ...
When philanthropists are at work, it is often their potential to bestow grants that draws our attention. Yet we know that many foundations, philanthropic families, and individual donors are quietly practicing a kind of philanthropy that counts money as just one resource.
These funders are achieving outsized impact—impact far beyond the size of their dollars or time—and via an entirely different kind of changemaking.
They have converted their giving from simply reviewing proposals and funding individual nonprofits to something more far-reaching and transformational.
We want to shine a light on their style of philanthropy and the mindset of their leaders. Their success shows us that money is only the beginning.
Stories From Our Member Community
After 26 Years, What I’ve Learned About Making Catalytic Impact
It is with tremendous gratitude that I come to the end of my 26 years as Executive Director of the Butler Family Fund. It’s been my joy and privilege to ...
Combining Mission, Purpose, and Impact
Jennifer Astone is leading her small-staffed foundation to move its assets in strategic ways and documenting the journey for peers. From 2013–2018, under Jen’s leadership as executive director, Swift Foundation ...
What Is Possible, What Is Preferred
Katherine Zavala sees, senses, and responds to what is possible and what is preferred by her grantee partners. Katherine has spent the vast majority of her career at Thousand Currents, ...
Bringing Philanthropic Capital to Underserved Rural Nonprofits
As CEO of Sherwood Trust, Danielle Garbe Reser’s creative thinking is bringing additional philanthropic capital to her region’s underserved rural nonprofit leaders. Sherwood Trust is the largest discretionary funder in ...
Bridge Funding to Sustain Pediatric Research
The Charles H. Hood Foundation, a family foundation focused on enhancing the lives of children through pediatric research and innovation, recently announced bridge funding for three pediatric research projects in ...
Stories From Our Partner Community
How our partner organizations are lending their expertise to help our member community achieve outsized impact
This year, Exponent Philanthropy members gave approximately
$3.8 billion
to their local communities and
across the globe.
Nearly
2,000 members
from all 50 states
support a wide range of issues.
With few or no staff, Exponent Philanthropy members steward assets of all sizes:
$1M to
over $50M