Change.org Partners with North Star Fund to Distribute $5.5 Million to 35+ Black-led Organizations
Foundation: North Star Fund
The five-week process took a unique approach to corporate philanthropy by ... According to statistics, a majority of philanthropic dollars go...more

Philanthropy, Meet Our Matrix Moment: Which Pill Will You Choose?
Foundation: Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, North Star Fund
Like all other forms of wealth in the US, philanthropic wealth can be traced back to industries that relied on economic practices of extraction...more

Following Sludge Report, Coalition Launches Campaign to End Hate Group Funding
Foundation: East Bay Community Foundation, Liberty Hill Foundation, North Star Fund
“It is time for the philanthropic sector and its many stakeholders to hold ... Liberty Hill Foundation, National Committee for Responsive...more

Surdna Foundation Announces $5.36 Million in Grants
Foundation: North Star Fund, Surdna Foundation
During the period of October-December 2018, 23 grants totaling $5,360,000 were approved by the Surdna Foundation staff and board to further...more

LGBT History Month — October 7: Richard Burns
Foundation: Arcus Foundation, Funding Exchange, North Star Fund, Proteus Fund
He has acted as interim executive director of organizations such as the Stonewall Community Foundation, Funders for LGBTQ Issues, PENCIL,...more

Cynthia Nixon's tax return shows more than $1M in income
Foundation: North Star Fund
The couple also gave more than $44,000 to dozens of charitable organizations through a foundation they set up to distribute grants. Of that, $15,000 went to the Public Policy and Education Fund, an...more

North Star Fund Announces 9 Catalyst Grants
Foundation: North Star Fund
North Star Fund has awarded nine Catalyst Grants totaling...more

Philanthropic Solidarity: Now More Than Ever
Foundation: North Star Fund, NoVo Foundation, New York Community Trust, San Francisco Foundation
Solidarity in philanthropy is a call to those with privilege to acknowledge the ... Finally, philanthropic solidarity demands that we use our voices,...more

Why This Collaboration Working for Women and Girls of Color Deserves a Close Look
Foundation: Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, Ms. Foundation for Women, North Star Fund, NoVo Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Cricket Island Foundation, Ford Foundation, New York Community Trust
Well, earlier this month, the fund announced its 2016 grants, which totaled ... the New York Women's Foundation North Star Fund, NoVo...more

1.6M in Grants from NY Women's Foundation Focus on Economic Security and Justice
Foundation: Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, Ms. Foundation for Women, North Star Fund, NoVo Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Cricket Island Foundation, Ford Foundation, New York Community Trust
New York (January 18, 2017) - The New York Women's Foundation (The Foundation) announced a total of $1,605,000 in grants awarded to...more