Eugene and Agnes Meyer (at left) founded the Meyer Foundation in 1944, just 11 years after Mr. Meyer bought the Washington Post. Today, the Meyer Foundation is governed by an independent board of civic and community leaders and has no formal relationship with the Graham family or the Washington Post.
A rising generation of younger donors and philanthropic leaders could bring new money to nonprofits and fresh energy to their boardrooms—if boards can overcome their current dysfunction enough to engage them.
For many years, and especially since the economic downturn reduced their grantmaking budgets, funders have been urging nonprofits to merge.
Julie L. Rogers, President & CEO of the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, announced today that she plans to step down in June 2014 after leading the Foundation for nearly 28 years.
There are countless nonprofits in Washington with amazing stories to tell about their work. Unfortunately, many can’t—or can’t afford to—tell those stories in a way that ordinary donors and volunteers would understand.
At its May 2 meeting, the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation board of directors approved 76 grants totaling more than $2.8 million in the Foundation’s four program areas of Education, Healthy Communities, Economic Security, and a Strong Nonprofit Sector.
Mr. Bernstein joined the Meyer Foundation’s board in 2003. In addition to serving as CEO of Bernstein Management Corporation, a leading real estate management and investment firm in the Washington region, Mr. Bernstein holds numerous leadership positions in business, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector.
As we looked out on the faces of so many wonderful executives at the Exponent Award ceremony last March, we were moved once again by their spirit and deep commitment, but were also reminded that some of them are exhausted – something they may not admit to funders or even to themselves.
Last year, Venture Philanthropy Partners commissioned Child Trends, a nonprofit research center that studies children at all stages of development, to conduct baseline research and benchmarking on the status of children and youth from low-income families living in the Washington metropolitan region.
Ms. Thomas is currently director of finance and administration at the Consumer Health Foundation in Washington, DC, a position she has held since 2009. Prior to joining Consumer Health, she was chief financial officer at the National Housing Conference and at the Freddie Mac Foundation.