May 03, 2023 Two Years In, Climate Justice Pledge Sees Results on the Ground, But Still Too Many Holdouts May 03, 2023/ Michael Kavate A campaign asking funders to support more BIPOC-led climate action is seeing real impacts among participating funders and the groups they’re backing. The amount pledged is growing, but progress remains hard fought.Read More
April 27, 2023 What the Jonathan And Kathleen Altman Foundation Supports in New Mexico April 27, 2023/ Alyssa Ochs The Santa Fe-based Jonathan And Kathleen Altman Foundation can be a challenging funder to get to know because of its limited transparency and online presence. Here are some key facts to keep in mind.Read More
April 14, 2023 "The Need Is Here.” How One Regional Funder Is Stepping Up for Public Health April 14, 2023/ Connie Matthiessen Woody and Gayle Hunt have deep ties in El Paso and the surrounding region. Through their family foundation, they’re boosting education in public health, one of many under-resourced healthcare priorities in the area.Read More
March 10, 2023 How the Albuquerque Community Foundation Approaches Philanthropy March 10, 2023/ Alyssa Ochs The Albuquerque Community Foundation is helping its city become an emerging hub of philanthropy in the southwest. Here’s what New Mexico groups should know about the community foundation’s giving strategy.Read More
February 23, 2023 “Aligning to a North Star of Health Equity.” Five Things to Know About Texas’ St. David’s Foundation February 23, 2023/ Mike Scutari This Central Texas foundation is a prime example of a regional health funder doubling down on equity as it serves booming Austin and several rural communities. Here are a few noteworthy steps it’s taking.Read More
February 14, 2023 This Community Foundation Went All In on Trust-Based Philanthropy. Here’s What It Has Learned February 14, 2023/ Mike Scutari Beginning in 2018, Patricia Mejia oversaw the San Antonio Area Foundation’s adoption of trust-based philanthropy practices. It wasn’t always easy, but the move is paying off for grantees and the foundation. Read More
January 03, 2023 Getting to Know the Whiteman Foundation and Whiteman 4G Foundation in Arizona January 03, 2023/ Alyssa Ochs Here is an overview of both the Whiteman Foundation and the Whiteman 4G Foundation so that Arizona grantseekers can better understand how they operate alongside each other.Read More
December 20, 2022 What Have the Lohse Family’s Tuscon Foundations Been Funding Lately? December 20, 2022/ Alyssa Ochs Eleven private foundations make up the Tucson Foundations, which are overseen by the Lohse family. Here are a few things to know about the Tucson Foundations and how they approach grantmaking in the region.Read More
December 07, 2022 What Stands Out About the Trends Charitable Fund in Arizona? December 07, 2022/ Alyssa Ochs The Trends Charitable Fund is an extension of Trends Magazine, a publication geared toward affluent readers in Arizona. This is a good funder for nonprofits in the state to know, since it keeps its focus on Arizona. Read More
October 25, 2022 What Arizona Nonprofits Should Know About the PICOR Charitable Foundation October 25, 2022/ Alyssa Ochs Since 1994, the firm PICOR has channeled its charitable efforts through the PICOR Charitable Foundation. Here are a few things to know about this foundation, including how and where it gives in Arizona.Read More
August 17, 2022 How to Get a Grant from Phoenix’s Pro Basketball Team August 17, 2022/ Alyssa Ochs Here’s what local nonprofits in the Southwest should know about Phoenix Suns Charities and how to secure a grant from this NBA sports team funder.Read More
July 07, 2022 A Wealthy Colorado Family Puts a Bullseye on the State’s Rural Communities July 07, 2022/ Ade Adeniji The Anschutz family is the wealthiest in Colorado, and though its best known philanthropy is that of Philip Anschutz, the smaller Anschutz Family Foundation is a stalwart supporter of rural communities in the state. Read More
June 22, 2022 How the Marshall Foundation Serves the Tucson Area of Arizona June 22, 2022/ Alyssa Ochs Back in 1930, Louise and Thomas Marshall created the Marshall Foundation. Here are a few things to know about how the foundation seeks to enhance the lives of people in the Tucson area of Arizona.Read More
June 08, 2022 How to Secure a David and Lura Lovell Foundation Grant Before Its Planned Sunset June 08, 2022/ Alyssa Ochs Here’s what nonprofits should know about the Arizona-based Lovell Foundation’s planned sunset and how they can still secure a grant from this funder before the end of 2024.Read More
May 19, 2022 This Texas Billionaire Is a Major K-12 Donor. Here are Four Things to Know About His Foundation May 19, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen Texas billionaire Charles Butt is a significant donor to education in the state and beyond, with an emphasis on supporting public schools. Here’s a crash course on his foundation, which gives millions to the cause annually.Read More
May 17, 2022 IP Briefing: What's Going on with Philanthropy in the Southwest? May 17, 2022/ IP Staff Philanthropy in the Southwest is dynamic and varied, with oil-rich families, recent transplants, and community foundations all playing their part. Our latest briefing offers a rundown, with plenty of links to past coverage.Read More
May 04, 2022 This Nonprofit Is Cultivating In-State Donors to Sustain Progressive Power in Arizona May 04, 2022/ Martha Ramirez Instituto works through a 501(c)(3), a 501(c)(4) and a PAC to cultivate in-state funding. Here’s what it’s doing to support progressive power-building, and how it’s reckoning with the fact that demographics doesn’t always equal destiny.Read More
April 29, 2022 How Real Estate Mogul Humberto Lopez Gives Locally in Arizona April 29, 2022/ Alyssa Ochs Humberto Lopez and his wife, Czarina, created their own private family foundation called the H.S. Lopez Family Foundation. Here’s an overview of their grantmaking and how to connect with this funder.Read More
April 21, 2022 Funder Spotlight: Five Things to Know About the Moody Foundation, One of the Largest in Texas April 21, 2022/ Mike Scutari The Galveston, Texas-based Moody Foundation is a pivotal player in a state full of deep-pocketed grantmakers. We take a deep dive into its history, funding priorities, and how nonprofits can access support.Read More
April 14, 2022 Seven Questions for California Community Foundation President and CEO Antonia Hernández April 14, 2022/ Mike Scutari In 2004, the trailblazing attorney Antonia Hernández took the helm of the California Community Foundation. We recently checked in with her to discuss her career, how philanthropy is changing, and much more.Read More