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Your Unrestricted Funds Need Stewardship, Too

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Since she signed the Giving Pledge in 2019 and began her momentous campaign of organization-changing donations, MacKenzie Scott has given away more than $17.3 All in unrestricted funds with no reporting necessary. What Are Restricted Funds? Many grants, especially federal and state grants, are restricted.

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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

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The MacArthur Foundation itself pledged $150 million to the new fund. It’s a call to action for philanthropy to step up.” It’s a call to action for philanthropy to step up in this moment….We But beyond the monetary investment are the types of funding available. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed.

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Five myths and misconceptions about Candid’s grant data

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In service of this, in this blog, we’re highlighting five things we’ve heard about our grants data that aren’t quite accurate. Myth 1: “Candid grants data” is the same as “990 data.” institutional grantmaking and provide the starting place and scaffolding for Candid’s grants data. Years ago, this was true. institutions.

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Are corporations making good on their racial equity pledges?

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Candid ha s been tracking racial equity funding for a decad e , but this recent philanthropy response was staggering. A s of July 2020, we’d identified racial e quity grants and pledges worth $4.2 What are corporate pledges? . Corporate funders are for-profit organizations funding philanthropic work.

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

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Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. This typically resulted in about 900-1,300 funders represented and 100-150k grants collected in a given year.

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What counts as racial equity funding?  

Candid

Why and how Candid updated our racial equity funding site . The nationwide racial reckoning triggered by the 2020 murder of George Floyd has resulted in a dramatic increase in funding for racial equity. The result is a refreshed site that gives a more complete picture of past funding and allows for stronger comparisons over time.

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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

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We have identified 208 pledges and grants for Ukraine relief. This includes 34 pledges worth $241,773,200 and 174 grants worth $343,561,933 as of March 8. The United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan account for 91% of total grant funding for Ukraine to date.

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