Archive - Foundations Shaken

Foundation Timeframes: Creative options between sunset and forever

A proposed spectrum of more interesting options

Jun 24 •

Michele Fugiel Gartner

Today, I figured out, I think I'm a mechanic.

Most foundations don’t need a jet, they need a tune-up.

Jun 17 •

Michele Fugiel Gartner

Northern Refuge

Policy Ideas for Attracting U.S. Philanthropic Capital to Canada in the Trump 2.0 Era

Jun 11 •

Michele Fugiel Gartner

Democracy’s Unelected Defenders

Foundations are structurally undemocratic. But in an era of retreat and attack, they’re being cast, accurately or not, as the defense against the dark…

Jun 5 •

Michele Fugiel Gartner

May 2025

Oh, the Things Foundations Must Do!

From last week's maths to some AI-supported Dr. Seuss

May 28 •

Michele Fugiel Gartner

Disbursement Quotas and the Math That Shapes Philanthropy

Laying out assumptions and showing my work

May 21 •

Michele Fugiel Gartner

Where were you when they taxed private foundations?

Four Acts from "It Won’t Happen" to "It Already Did"

May 14 •

Michele Fugiel Gartner

Where the Tips of the Wings Meet

Getting to the Heart of Charitable Tax Exemption

May 7 •

Michele Fugiel Gartner

April 2025

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