As 2025 fades into the rearview mirror, our annual IPPYs capture the sector’s highs, lows and defining moments — all in one place.

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What We Got Right and Wrong in Our 2025 Predictions Here's a look back at how IP's predictions lined up against a year of extreme volatility.

Here's a look back at how IP's predictions lined up against a year of extreme volatility.

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A Closer Look at the Adam R. Scripps Foundation, a New Philanthropic Force in Texas Launched by a Scripps family heir, the foundation has moved over $65 million out the door in its first two years, with an emphasis on organizations in Central and South Texas.

The Adam R. Scripps Foundation has moved over $65 million out the door in its first two years, with an emphasis on organizations in Central and South Texas.

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Three Ways Funders Can Step Up to Protect Democracy and Dissent Vina Kay of the Piper Fund discusses why funders need to urgently protect the right to protest as authoritarian trends mount in the U.S.

✊ Protest is essential to democracy — and it’s under threat.

The Piper Fund urges funders to step up: support dissent, protect organizers, and invest in civic freedom before it's too late.

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LGBTQ Grants for Nonprofits | Inside Philanthropy Learn more about top LGTBQ Funders and the LGBTQ funding landscapes with Inside Philanthropy. Discover grant research beyond 990s.

Pride Month is ending, but the funding journey isn’t. We’ve curated a list of top funders supporting LGBTQ+ work year-round.

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If You Have to Ask… Five Funders Supporting Jazz Wondering who backs jazz these days? These five grantmakers seek to educate aspiring musicians, provide financial support for touring artists and engage audiences.

🎷💸 Jazz musicians are struggling — and few funders are stepping in.

But these five orgs are changing the tune, one grant, gig, and rent check at a time. 👇
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On #Juneteenth, we highlight 60+ funders supporting racial justice, equity, and civil rights.

Find funding that fuels liberation:
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🖤 Today on #Juneteenth, we honor Black freedom — past and present.
Explore how Black-led nonprofits and racial justice funders are shaping philanthropy.
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The Nonprofit Organizations Going to Court to Block Trump While many funders hang back, an array of nonprofit groups have sought to defend democracy and vulnerable populations by suing the Trump administration.

🧑‍⚖️🚨 Nonprofits are suing to stop Trump-era cuts — and funders are quietly backing the legal fight.

From climate to education, here’s who’s heading to court — and why it matters👇
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What To Do Now: How Philanthropy Can Help Win the Fight for America’s Future Funders have options to slow the MAGA march and build long-term support for a liberal future. They just need a plan. IP Editor-in-Chief David Callahan offers a concrete agenda for grantmakers looking to take back the initiative.

🛑⚠️ “The threat is existential,” says one top foundation CEO.

David Callahan breaks down what philanthropy must do now to confront Trump 2.0 — and how to win long-term power.

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The Money Is Out There. Here’s Who Can Fill Urgent Funding Needs Unlike foundation presidents, living donors can easily increase their giving. There’s no need to bring around a risk-averse board or fight with their chief investment officer. 

💰⏳ Old foundations may never move fast—but billionaire philanthropists can.

As crises mount, will today’s megadonors use their freedom to give boldly and save lives now?

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How Much Should Foundations Care About Public Opinion? Philanthropy is vulnerable to political attack in a populist era and its insularity has compounded those risks. But how far should foundations go in making themselves more accountable?

🎯⚖️ Higher ed got hit. Now it’s philanthropy’s turn.

New tax proposals signal deeper distrust — and big questions about legitimacy, power, and reform. Here's what's at stake 👇
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Culture Is Philanthropy’s Soft Power — And It’s Time to Use It With foundations coming under attack, their good work can no longer speak for itself, Greg Propper writes. The realm of culture, not policy, is where legitimacy is won or lost.

🎭 The tax hikes aren’t the real threat.
Philanthropy’s biggest risk? Losing the culture war.

Here’s why soft power — not policy — is the future of legitimacy in this sector. 👇
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Robert Wood Johnson’s Final Culture of Health Cohort Targets Structural Racism The foundation’s prize program may be coming to an end, but RWJF has signaled it remains committed to addressing health disparities — even as other funders back away.

🏥🌱 After 10 years, #RWJF is ending its Culture of Health Prize — but it’s not backing down from health equity.

Here’s why the foundation is standing firm, and what its next chapter looks like 👇
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You’ve Got Critique: Three Philanthropy Newsletters That Will Singe Your Inbox There’s a growing number of philanthropy critics out there. Michael Kavate thinks you may find this trio — a Bill Gates-focused journalist, a Stanford scholar and a nonprofit insider — worth your time.

🧠🔥 New voices are shaking up philanthropy with wit, guts, and truth.

From Vu Le to philanthropy unfiltered, these critics say the quiet parts out loud.

Here’s who’s worth reading 👇
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David Steward Is Now the Richest Black American. How Does This Family Give? | Inside Philanthropy The World Wide Technology cofounder and his family have a well-established track record as donors. Here’s a look at what they’ve backed so far, and what might lie ahead.

#DavidSteward, the richest Black American, is driving change through faith-based and community-focused giving.

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Breaking News: This Journalist Covers Funding for the Nonprofit Workforce - with Dawn Wolfe, Inside Philanthropy - Fund the People READ THE TRANSCRIPT In this episode, you'll get a free-wheeling, big picture view of how organized philanthropy does and does not address issues impacting the nonprofit workforce. Inside Philanthropy ...

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