10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Your Foundation
The IRS allows private foundations wide latitude to undertake creative, inventive and effective philanthropy. Learn more.
Resources tagged as: "Advanced Grantmaking" Clear
The Advantage of Set Asides
As the name implies, set-asides are funds “set aside” by a private foundation to be paid out in the future, yet they are treated as qualifying distributions toward the current year’s 5% minimum distribution requirement. This allows the foundation to “accumulate funds” over multiple years in order to fund a larger initiative at a later date.
2017 Annual Report on Grantmaking
The 2017 Foundation Source Report on Grantmaking (which can be downloaded by clicking the button below) provides an examination of […]
8 Questions to Ask Before Making a Grant
Tips for evaluating a nonprofit before making a grant.
Awarding Scholarships
Most academic scholarships go to the students best equipped to get to college on their own—those with 4.0 averages, a […]
Capacity Building: Maximizing Your Grantees’ Effectiveness
A look at how capacity building can be used to develop unrealized potentials among foundation grantees.
Direct Charitable Activities
Did you know that private foundations can run their own charitable programs in addition to the grants they make? Learn how.
Emergency Application for Hurricane Harvey
In the interest of helping victims of Hurricane Harvey, Foundation Source has designed this form for use by its clients. […]
Emergency Application for Hurricane Irma
In the interest of helping victims of Hurricane Irma, Foundation Source has designed this form for use by its clients. […]
Emergency Application for Hurricane Maria
In the interest of helping victims of Hurricane Maria, Foundation Source has designed this form for use by its clients. […]
