As part of our commitment to ongoing learning, we regularly conduct assessments of how trust-based philanthropy is being understood, adopted, and experienced, and offer analysis of how the movement is evolving and growing. Explore the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project's research and reports below.
Our analysis of how funders are understanding, operationalizing, and grappling with trust-based philanthropy, what changes they have made and sustained since 2020, and what obstacles they may be facing. Based on 2024 survey data from 573 grantmakers.
An analysis of top motivations for pursuing trust-based philanthropy, organizational shifts to trust-based practices and operations, and contributing factors for organizational change. Based on 2023 survey data from 396 grantmakers on the trust-based philanthropy journey.
Key trends from 2022 discussions with nonprofit executive directors about whether and how they were experiencing shifts in power dynamics in their funder relationships.
An analysis of which aspects of trust-based philanthropy are most resonant for grantmakers on the TBP journey, which tools and resources have been most effective, and the top challenges and misperceptions related to trust-based philanthropy. Based on survey data from 141 grantmakers on the trust-based philanthropy journey, gathered in 2022.
