Blog
April 22, 2025
Invite Communities In
How philanthropy can support nonprofits in times of crisis
Aisha Benson, Marcus Walton
Blog
September 23, 2025
How Nonprofit Leaders Can Navigate Financial Uncertainty
For many nonprofit leaders, this is an unpredictable and chaotic time The simultaneous challenges of policy shifts and economic pressures are making...
Kristine Alvarez
Projects & Reports
June 17, 2025
2025 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey Findings
Essential, Enduring, and Under Strain: The Nonprofit Sector's Strength and Struggle in a Shifting Landscape
Elise Miller, Jennifer Talansky, Anjali Deshmukh
Blog
August 8, 2025
Love Letter to Nonprofits
Dear Nonprofit Leaders and Changemakers, In a world where the distance between need and available resources continues to widen, your work has never...
Aisha Benson
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Projects & Reports
February 5, 2025
Resourcing Resilience
Aligning Public and Philanthropic Funding for California Communities
Bre Onna Mathis-Perez, Jackie Doherty, Jessica LaBarbera, Philanthropy California
Commentary
December 11, 2024
How community ownership benefits investors and communities
Community ownership catalyzes social and environmental resilience
Aisha Benson
News
November 21, 2024
Aisha Benson quoted in Chronicle of Philanthropy article, "Where Did the Funding Go?"
NFF’s CEO Aisha Benson offers her perspective about the types of services and support that nonprofits will need under the new administration in...
News
October 8, 2024
NFF Receives $22 Million Grant from MacKenzie Scott
NEW YORK, October 8, 2024 – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) has received a $22 million grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott It is the second...
Commentary
August 13, 2024
Grant Makers, Here’s How to Support Nonprofits Led by People of Color
Originally published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy , August 13, 2024 NFF’s Aisha Benson discusses the decline in philanthropic support for...
Aisha Benson
Projects & Reports
July 31, 2024
It Takes a Village. Let’s Make the Village Fair and Inclusive.
Advancing systems-level conversations related to fair compensation and working conditions for early childhood education (ECE) providers
Kristine Alvarez, Michelle Legaspi Sánchez, Michelle Obert
Projects & Reports
June 10, 2024
The Promise, Pitfalls, and Potential of CalAIM
And what funders can do to ensure the success of this transformational program
Alexandra Chan, Eskedar Getahun
Commentary
May 20, 2024
How Philanthropy Can Support Los Angeles Homeless Service Providers Facing Challenges Accessing California Housing Services
Originally published in Grantmakers In Health , May 20, 2024 Grantmakers In Health shared key findings from NFF’s report, “The Promise,...
Alex Chan, Eskedar Getahun, Brittany Daniel, Alexa Eggleston
News
March 7, 2024
NFF and Mellon Foundation Launch $1.5 Million Effort to Preserve Important Community Stories and Records
Funding from the Mellon Foundation Extends Partnership with NFF and Supports Nonprofits Taking Community-Driven Approaches to Audio-Visual...
Projects & Reports
May 23, 2023
Strengthening the Los Angeles Food Access Ecosystem
Key financial dynamics of and funding opportunities to strengthen the Los Angeles food access ecosystem
Alexandra Chan, Mariesa Kubasek
Commentary
March 9, 2023
5 Ways Foundations Should Help Grantees in an Uncertain Economy
Originally published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy Many of our nonprofit clients and partners are looking to 2023 with trepidation While COVID...
Annie Chang
Blog
January 9, 2023
When Funders Don’t Know Finance
This post originally appeared on Philanthropy News Digest on January 3, 2023 I’ve lost count of the times I’ve fielded calls from nonprofit...
Kristine Alvarez