The Commons in Conversation
The Commons in Conversation
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Why Big Philanthropy Is Funding Small Hyperlocal Projects
35 minutes Posted Jul 22, 2025 at 10:00 am.
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As federal Washington burns with division and conflict, some grant makers are trying to repair the country’s social fabric by strengthening communities. Join Rockefeller Brothers Fund president Stephen Heintz and Katie Loudin of the West Virginia Community Development Hub for a discussion of the year-old Trust for Civic Life, an unusual $30 million cross-ideological funder collaborative bankrolling homegrown initiatives. Members of the trust include the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Carneg...