Philanthropy & Social Enterprise

Social media companies keep making it tougher for us to trust them, but they are still a powerful force.

A Guide for Artists and Their Lifetime Foundations: The Dos and Don'ts, the latest publication from the Aspen Institute Artist-Endowed Foundations Initiative/AEFI, is designed as an information resource for artists considering establishing a private foundation during their lifetime. The purpose of this guide is to familiarize artists with basic considerations in creating and operating a private foundation during their lifetime so that they may be better informed when discussing these issues with their legal advisors, as well as with persons who might potentially play a role in foundation formation and governance. The goal is to promote better understanding as to whether a foundation is an appropriate choice for an artist and, if so, how to create and operate a foundation during the artist’s lifetime that will be successful in fulfilling its charitable purposes.

Celebrating Maine’s Artist-Endowed Foundations Kenneth Noland, “Mysteries – Gold Silence” Photo courtesy of Kenneth Nol

APEP has been thinking a lot about the power dynamics between funders and grantees.

This spring the House of Representatives passed a bill requiring the electronic filing of nonprofit tax returns, an effort led by the Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation.

Review the Course Booklet of the third edition of the groundbreaking professional development program for artist-endowed foundation leaders, presented collaboratively by AEFI and University of Miami School of Law (UMSL) and hosted by the Gordon Parks Foundation, Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Athena Foundation, and Dedalus Foundation.

A new study looks at why funders often struggle and what they can do better.

The Education and Society program has provided guidance on ways to make teacher evaluations more meaningful.

Stanford political science professor Rob Reich talks about philanthropy and democracy at Aspen Ideas 2017.