National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP)

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) Challenging Grantmakers to Strengthen Communities

“There is no future without us.”At LTAS 2026, Loretta J. Ross reminded attendees that reproductive justice is rooted in ...
08/25/2026

“There is no future without us.”
At LTAS 2026, Loretta J. Ross reminded attendees that reproductive justice is rooted in the people, histories and movements shaping what comes next.
In her latest blog, NCRP’s Suhasini Yeeda reflects on that message, her own reproductive justice story and what philanthropy can learn from movements building toward a more just future.
Read the blog: https://bit.ly/LTASFY26

08/18/2026

New York Climate Week is a chance to ask a critical question:
How can we endow a just food system and move resources into community control?
On September 22, NCRP is joining Liberating Investment in the Food and Farm Ecosystem the Kataly Foundation, North Star Fund and Community Food Funders for a conversation about how foundations can shift both grantmaking and investments toward the communities building just and sustainable food systems.

📍The People’s Forum, 320 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018
📅 September 22 | 1-3 PM ET

Join us during as we push philanthropy to move resources — and power — closer to communities.

08/18/2026

New York Climate Week is a chance to ask a critical question:
How can we endow a just food system and move resources into community control?
On September 22, NCRP is joining Liberating Investment in the Food and Farm Ecosystem the Kataly Foundation, North Star Fund and Community Food Funders for a conversation about how foundations can shift both grantmaking and investments toward the communities building just and sustainable food systems.

📍The People’s Forum, 320 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018
📅September 22 | 1-3 PM ET
Join us during as we push philanthropy to move resources — and power — closer to communities.

08/18/2026

New York Climate Week is a chance to ask a critical question: How can we endow a just food system and move resources into community control?


On September 22, NCRP is joining Liberating Investment in the Food and Farm Ecosystem (LIFE) the Kataly Foundation, North Star Fundand Community Food Funders for a conversation about how foundations can shift both grantmaking and investments toward the communities building just and sustainable food systems.
📍The People’s Forum, 320 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018
📆September 22 | 1–3 PM ET
Join us during as we push philanthropy to move resources — and power — closer to communities.

08/17/2026

NCRP has challenged philanthropy to do better, give differently, and center the communities most impacted by inequality for the past 50 years. Our archives remind us that progress is possible—but it takes people willing to ask hard questions, follow the money, and keep striving for the change we need.

Digging through our archives we found graphs documenting how corporate philanthropy was giving minimal funding to racial and ethnic populations, found progress reports tracking our work to push philanthropy toward something greater, we even found that we knew how to have some fun along the way—proof we hosted a roast of NCRP cofounder Pablo Eisenberg!

Help us keep pushing philanthropy forward for the next 50 years. Check the link in our bio and make sure to follow us on all socials. bit.ly/NCRP50thanniversary

NCRP was proud to join the United Philanthropy Forum’s Infrastructure Conference this week.Katherine Ponce, MBA, MS Ponc...
07/16/2026

NCRP was proud to join the United Philanthropy Forum’s Infrastructure Conference this week.

Katherine Ponce, MBA, MS Ponce joined Lori Villarosa of Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity and Susan Taylor Batten of ABFE. A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities for a conversation on the true cost of code-switching and why language on race still matters, highlighting insights from NCRP’s research, Hiding in Plain Sight: Are foundation website changes masking their values, or pulling off their masks?

Aaron Dorfman also connected with Gita Gulati-Partee of Listen to Community to continue the conversation about how philanthropy can listen more deeply, communicate its values clearly and remain accountable to the communities it serves.

We’re grateful for the opportunity to learn alongside colleagues working to build a more courageous and responsive philanthropic sector.

07/15/2026

For 50 years, NCRP has been advocating for a more just and equitable philanthropic sector. These archival reports with research from the early 1980’s documented what many already knew: women, communities of color, and other underrepresented groups received only a fraction of foundation funding—even while leading critical work in their communities.

NCRP has spent five decades pushing for advocacy, transparency, and accountability in philanthropy. From exposing funding disparities to calling for greater public disclosure of foundation practices, we’ve challenged philanthropy to align its giving with the people often left behind.

Donate today using the link in our bio to help continue 50 years of pushing for transparency in philanthropy.

For 50 years, NCRP has been advocating for a more just and equitable philanthropic sector. These archival reports with r...
07/15/2026

For 50 years, NCRP has been advocating for a more just and equitable philanthropic sector. These archival reports with research from the early 1980’s documented what many already knew: women, communities of color, and other underrepresented groups received only a fraction of foundation funding—even while leading critical work in their communities.

NCRP has spent five decades pushing for advocacy, transparency, and accountability in philanthropy. From exposing funding disparities to calling for greater public disclosure of foundation practices, we've challenged philanthropy to align its giving with the people often left behind.

Donate today to help continue 50 years of pushing for transparency in philanthropy: https://lnkd.in/gNjjzZNb

The Supreme Court’s 2026 decisions may span Indigenous sovereignty, reproductive justice, birthright citizenship, trans ...
07/14/2026

The Supreme Court’s 2026 decisions may span Indigenous sovereignty, reproductive justice, birthright citizenship, trans rights and civil rights — but these fights are not isolated.

Behind many of them is the same lesson philanthropy cannot afford to ignore: regressive funders think in decades. They fund movements, infrastructure, legal strategies and research with patient, flexible capital.

Philanthropy must stop responding only when a crisis reaches the Supreme Court.

In our latest blog, NCRP examines what this year’s decisions reveal about the power of long-term regressive funding — and why funders committed to justice, equity and democracy must invest differently.

Read “When the Supreme Court Speaks, Philanthropy Must Listen Closely”: https://bit.ly/SCOTUS_26

“Why Listening to Community is Essential in 2026”Philanthropy can’t keep waiting to listen. The National Committee for R...
07/09/2026

“Why Listening to Community is Essential in 2026”
Philanthropy can’t keep waiting to listen. The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy's Aaron Dorfman makes the case that deep community listening isn't optional — it's what makes funding effective, defensible, and legitimate.
Read Aaron’s post: https://bit.ly/Listentocommunity

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