United Philanthropy Forum

United Philanthropy Forum
Founded	September 3, 1998 (1998-09-03)^[1]
Tax ID no.	52-2122029^[2]
Legal status	501(c)(3) nonprofit organization^[2]
Headquarters	Washington, D.C., United States
Coordinates	38°54′21″N 77°02′31″W / 38.905937°N 77.042056°W / 38.905937; -77.042056Coordinates: 38°54′21″N 77°02′31″W / 38.905937°N 77.042056°W / 38.905937; -77.042056
Services	The Forum unites a diverse network to lead change and increase impact in philanthropy.^[2]
Revenue (2016)	$2,320,223^[2]
Expenses (2016)	$1,756,611^[2]
Employees (2017)	7^[2]
Mission	To facilitate effective philanthropy that strengthens communities and improves lives throughout the United States.^[2]
Website	www.unitedphilforum.org

United Philanthropy Forum, formerly the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, is the largest network serving philanthropy in America. The Forum’s current membership consists of 60 regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations, representing more than 7,000 foundations and other philanthropies, that work to advance, inform and support philanthropy. With deep regional roots and a broad nationwide reach, the Forum unites a diverse network to lead change and increase impact in philanthropy.

Mission Statement

The Forum facilitates effective philanthropy that strengthens communities and improves lives throughout the United States.

Services

The Forum has a strong track record of collectively convening and supporting philanthropy-serving organizations to advance the effectiveness of their philanthropy members in various ways. We focus on the following core areas of work:

Philanthropy Education: Regional and national PSOs typically offer a wide variety of educational programs to education and inform the philanthropy sector. The Forum supports and advances the work of our members to strengthen and grow effective philanthropic practice through high-quality education programming and partnerships. We work to develop and implement strategies that leverage the full knowledge and skills within our networks to develop high-quality education opportunities to advance philanthropic practice that can be delivered by our members throughout the network in a consistent and efficient way.
Public Policy: The Forum supports and advances the work of our members to engage in government relations and public policy work at the state and national level. We help regional and national PSOs advance effective policy that will strengthen philanthropy and advance issues that their members support, strengthen relationships and partnerships between philanthropy and government, and provide a collective voice for the Forum network.
Knowledge Services: About two-thirds of the Forum's current members participate in a shared state-of-the-art technology platform that offers both a constituent relationship management (CRM) solution, using Salesforce, and a sophisticated website content management system (CMS), based on Drupal, which are fully integrated. Forum members are able to use this platform for a fraction of what it would have cost them to develop a similar platform on their own. They receive ongoing support and help from the Forum team and are part of an active user community of PSO peers.

History

Since 1998, the Forum has led a vibrant membership network of 33 regional philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs) working to advance, inform and support philanthropy. Over the past two years the Forum engaged in a collaborative and iterative visioning process, in full partnership with its national philanthropy partner organizations, to crystallize the Forum’s role in the philanthropy field. As a result, the Forum has implemented a new vision to be the place where philanthropy’s infrastructure comes together, integrating regional PSOs' deep regional roots and connections with national PSOs' deep content knowledge and reach in a more comprehensive and strategic way.

In January 2017, the Forum opened its membership to national PSOs, primarily national issue-based, identity-based and practice-based philanthropy affinity groups. In just the first six months under this new membership structure, the Forum has nearly doubled its membership, welcoming 27 new member organizations to its network. The Forum network comprises 60 regional and national PSOs representing more than 7,000 foundations and other philanthropic organizations—making it the largest network serving philanthropy in America.

Members

The Forum's regional and national PSO members include the following organizations:

National Organizations

National Center for Family Philanthropy
National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers
Neighborhood Funders Group
PEAK Grantmaking (formerly Grants Managers Network)
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders
Technology Affinity Group

Regional Organizations

References

↑ "Form of Regional Grantmakers". District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. Government of the District of Columbia. Accessed on April 13, 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers. Guidestar. December 31, 2013.

External links

Official website

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