In October, The Cleveland Foundation quietly launched a first-of-its-kind mission-related fund that invests exclusively in locally based public companies. The $37 million Impact Cleveland Pool ...

This collection of essays is part of a special package of predictions from sector leaders and thinkers about what lies ahead ...

Private-foundation investments grew 15.6 percent on average in 2013, the second straight year of double-digit increases. Foundation asset managers made most of their gains in domestic equities, which ...

This story was produced in collaboration with Proximate, an independent media outlet covering movements for participatory problem-solving, as part of its series on the future of participatory ...

For small communities, securing the large amounts of capital needed to solve their social and environmental problems is a challenge. For local foundations whose mission is to do that, it is a slow-but ...

Philanthropic organizations typically invest their endowment funds in traditional vehicles — stocks, bonds, hedge funds, real estate — that offer high returns with as little risk as possible, and they ...

The John Ellerman Foundation, London, is seeking at least one investment consultant for its £150 million ($173.9 million) endowment. The charitable foundation — which looks to advance the wellbeing of ...

Despite a slowing economy, American foundations reported an average annual return on investments of 9.9 percent for 2007, a rate that was down from the year before but higher than the average of what ...

Australian Foundation Investment Co. Ltd. (AU:AFI) has released an update. Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited has announced an update on its ongoing buy-back program, revealing the ...