By Amy Silver O’Leary Ever since passage of the 2017 federal tax law, with its potential threats to charitable giving among middle-income households (and even among very wealthy households, due to the doubling of the estate tax exemption), nonprofits have asked us—again and again—“What should we do? How can we continue to raise money successfully…
Name: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Address: Po Box 23350 Seattle, WA 98102 Phone Number: 206-709-3140 EIN: 56-2618866 IRS Subsection: 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization Type: Private Foundation NTEE Description: Private Grantmaking Foundations Mission Statement: Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses…
Name: Bert William Martin Foundation Address: The Northern Trust Company Chicago, IL 60680 EIN: 36-6060591 IRS Subsection: 50l(c)(3) Charitable Organization Type: Private Foundation NTEE Description: Private Grantmaking Foundations Fiscal Year: January 1 – December 31 Reach (States): Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; District Of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan;…
Name: Kresge Foundation Address: 3215 West Big Beaver Troy, Ml 48084 Phone Number: 248-643-9630 EIN: 38-1359217 IRS Subsection: 501{c)(3) Charitable Organization Type: Private Foundation NTEE Description: Private Grantmaking Foundations Mission Statement: To promote human progress – Sebastian S. Kresge, Founder The Kresge Foundation uses its programs and array of grantmaking and investing tools to expand opportunity…
Blog – link https://www.gailperry.com/1-secret-of-raising-lots-of-money-face-time-with-major-gift-donors/ The #1 Secret of Raising Lots of Money? Face Time With Major Gift Donors 2 Comments/in Donor cultivation, For the Beginning Fundraiser, Major Gifts / Don’t we love our major gift donors? And we all know smart fundraisers should be spending their time with these lovely folks. But it can be really tough to…
Gail Perry knows how to find money. Little pockets of money here and there. At times, she finds enough money to fill the deepest of pockets. She’s found more than $500 million to date. And you don’t find that much money looking under couch cushions. No, Perry did it by listening, learning and building friendships…
A policy governing conflicts of interests is perhaps the most important policy a nonprofit board can adopt. To have the most impact, the policy should be in writing, and the board and staff should review the policy regularly.
MARY CLAIRE WALTHER is a Consultant based out of the Dini Spheris Houston office. Entering college with a vision of changing the world through the foreign service, Mary Claire is now involved in changing lives through the institutions, volunteers and executives she serves as a Dini Spheris consulting team member. Mary Claire enrolled at the…
GAIL PERRY is an international fundraising consultant, keynote speaker, trainer and philanthropy leader, with deep expertise in major gift and capital campaign fundraising. Her Fired-Up Fundraising approach, developed over the past 30 years as a nonprofit philanthropy expert, has helped organizations raise hundreds of millions in gifts. With over 30 years of experience in successful…
CHUCK V. LORING, MBA, CFRE is the senior partner of the Fort Lauderdale and Indianapolis-based firm of Loring, Sternberg & Associates, which provides fundraising and governance consulting services to nonprofits. Chuck is also a Senior Governance Associate for BoardSource (formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards) in Washington, DC, offering expertise in board development and…