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Template
Indirect Cost for Grantmaking Policy Template
February 2025
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Giving Study
Philanthropy Southwest's 2016 Giving Study
November 2016
Giving Study
2016 Giving Study of Private and Community Foundations
October 2016
Member Service
2016 PSW Quarterly Newsletters
December 2016
General Resource
Community Foundation Resources
January 2016
Member Service
2014 Connections E-Newsletters Issues
December 2015
General Resource
Mental Health Awareness
June 2015
Member Service
2015 Connections E-Newsletters Issues
February 2015
PSW News
Capacity Building: Foundation to Foundation

Foundations regularly provide capacity building support to nonprofit organizations, but it’s less typical for foundations to support the growth and capabilities of fellow funders. The Kirkpatrick Foundation’s relatively modest grant support of $12,500 gave the smaller Southwestern Urban Foundation the ability to redefine its direction and mission, develop a strategic plan, and communicate about their grantmaking.

December 15, 2014
PSW News
Mobilizing Action

Eusebio Diaz, Vice President of Program Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio...

April 10, 2014
Presentation
2015 Grantor - Grantee Dialogue: Boards for a New Era
January 2015
Guide
2015 Grantor - Grantee Dialogue: Boards for a New Era
January 2015
Template
Harold Simmons Foundation - Sample Grant Review
January 2015
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Template
Abell-Hanger Foundation - (operating) Grant Request Summary
January 2015
Template
Abell-Hanger Foundation - Grant Application Institutional Profile
January 2015
Template
Abell-Hanger Foundation - Grant Application Current Year Operating Budget
January 2015
Template
Abell-Hanger Foundation - Grant Application Contribution Analysis
January 2015
Template
Abell-Hanger Foundation - Grant Application Budget Comparison
January 2015
Template
Abell-Hanger Foundation - Grant Application Salary Worksheet
January 2015
Template
Abell-Hanger Foundation - Grant Application Checklist
January 2015
Template
Abell-Hanger Foundation - Special Project Grant Request Summary
January 2015
Template
Abell-Hanger Foundation - Sample Rejection Letter
January 2015
Template
Abell-Hanger Foundation - Sample of Final Grant Letter Agreement
January 2015
Template
Abell-Hanger Foundation - Sample of Matching Grant Letter Agreement
January 2015
Template
Abell-Hanger Foundation - Capital Project Grant Request Summary
January 2015
Template
Abell-Hanger Foundation - (grant) Guidelines and Policies
January 2015
Template
Abell-Hanger Foundation - Sample Award Letter
January 2015
Template
Abell-Hanger Foundation - Sample of Challenge Grant Letter Agreement
January 2015
General Resource
Abell-Hanger Foundation - At a Glance
January 2015
PSW News
Philanthropy Southwest Announces 2014-2015 Board Members

Dallas, TX - Philanthropy Southwest today announced its new slate of board members and officers. Timothy Schultz, President and Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation in Denver, Colorado, will serve as president. He succeeds John E. Brown...

November 07, 2014
Sector News
Texas Convening II Brings Together State and National Education Advocates

Philanthropy Southwest's Lucille DiDomenico joins more than 50 distinguished speakers and panelists from throughout Texas and the nation for this decision-maker’s convening event to network and increase the effectiveness of postsecondary success leading to living wage employment in Texas,

September 24, 2014
Guide
Cracking the Network Code: Impact through Empowerment
September 2014
Guide
From Effective to Inspired: Grantmaking Skills for Trustees and Staff
September 2014
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Sector News
House Passes "America Gives More Act"

If adopted, the Act would make the IRA charitable rollover permanent, simplify the private foundation excise tax, and extend the deadline for claiming charitable contributions.

July 18, 2014
Staying the Course: Good Governance in Turbulent Times
July 2014
Rep. Paulsen Introduces Excise Tax Simplification Bill

On May 20th, Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-MN-3) introduced H.R. 4691, a bill that would simplify the private foundation excise tax to a flat rate of 1 percent. The bill is co-sponsored by Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL-7).

As outlined in a...

May 23, 2014
Member News
Spring 2014 Tornadoes
A severe storm system swept across the Midwest and South on April 27-29, 2014, with heavy rains, hail and tornadoes, causing damage in at least 10 states. At least 31 people were killed by tornadoes in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Tennessee,...
May 01, 2014
Extenders on the Docket for House Schedule

Congress returns to work this week — and, according to Politico , the extenders debate will quickly heat up. The Ways and Means Committee plans to take up on Tuesday the first in what Chairman Camp has said will be a series of measures reviving...

April 29, 2014
Video
The Green Rush: Conversations about the Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado
April 2014
Video
From the Gridiron to Granting Wishes: 2014 Mid-year Plenary Speaker Jeremy Bloom
April 2014
Presentation
Internet-powered Tools for Community Engagement
April 2014
PSW News
Breaking News from Oldest Grantmaking Association in U.S.

Denver, CO – The Conference of Southwest Foundations, the oldest membership association for grantmakers in the U.S., today announced the organization is now Philanthropy Southwest. The 65-year-old association is made up of more than 200 member...

April 09, 2014
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