What is Radical Philanthropy?
Front-line led Public Foundation
$0
Endowment and investment in stocks
Over 8,000
small dollar donors
Resist refuses to hoard resources. We are a public foundation with no endowment that has also divested from the stock market. We believe that all of the resources we fundraise should go right back out to frontline organizations. Most of the resources that we accumulate come from over 8,000 small dollar donors, and none of our donations ever have restrictions attached. This affords our small and dynamic organization the ability to fund and support a range of incredible grassroots groups.
Overview
Foundations, as part of the non-profit industrial complex, replicate the logic of oppressive systems. Philanthropy reinforces dependency on outside funding, refuses leadership from frontline communities, and lacks an understanding of the historical exploitation necessary to amass the financial resources we are redistributing.
Resist believes it is necessary to organize philanthropy in ways that move toward more restorative and transformational ways of funding. We do this by speaking on panels, and boards, attending conferences, supporting building out frameworks for foundations to engage. To learn more about how to move away from extractive practices in philanthropy, and toward more restorative and transformational practices, please review our resources page.
