- Program Civil Society
- Program Area Strengthening Civic Space
- Grant Amount $100,000
- Grant Period January 1, 2016–December 31, 2017
- Location Washington, DC, United States
- Geographic Focus United States
About this grant
This grant provides renewal support to the Council on Foundations, a national membership organization of more than 700 private foundations, community foundations, and corporate funders. The grantee’s mission is to provide the opportunity, leadership, and tools needed by philanthropic organizations to expand, enhance, and sustain their ability to advance the common good. Its near-term organizational goals are to: 1) position the council as a strategic leader that advances effective and dynamic philanthropy; 2) build and cultivate a collaborative and diverse philanthropic network; 3) continue to grow an effective and nimble organizational structure, grounded in sound financial systems and processes; and 4) foster a creative, collaborative, and entrepreneurial internal culture that encourages individual investment that lends to the collective success of the grantee.