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Successes of Philanthropy

Philanthropies play a unique and important role supporting innovative experiments that, when successful, often become the basis of future government policy. Successes of Philanthropy is a sponsored project of the Washington Monthly devoted to documenting the philanthropic investments and innovations that are making a real-world impact, as told by the foundations and philanthropists themselves. To explore the stories, click below or browse by category.

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Supporting Mental Health

Holly Welch Stubbing, Foundation For the Carolinas

Building Affordable Housing

Ian Simmons, Blue Haven Initiative

Activating Civic Leadership

Mariella Puerto, Barr Foundation

Ending Childhood Cancer

Haley Staub, THON

Fighting Childhood Obesity

Catherine Arnst, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Building Job Skills

Jennifer Miller-Rehfeldt, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

Expanding Summer Learning

Les Garner, Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

Promoting Earthquake Readiness

Harvey V. Fineberg, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Supporting Rural Schools

Matt Lemmon, Community Foundation of the Ozarks

Winning Marriage Equality

Matt Foreman, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund

Boosting High School
Graduation Rates

Mike Halligan, Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation

Supporting First-Generation
Scholars

Lori Billingsley and Jacquee Minor, The Coca-Cola Foundation

Improving Diabetes Care

James R. Knickman, New York State Health Foundation

Aiding Households in Need

Bob and Robin Schwartz, Here to Help Foundation

Training New Workers

Carla Javits, REDF

Saving a City in Crisis

Robin D. Ferriby

Investing in Communities

Daryl Shore, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Ending Wrongful
Convictions

Jason Flom, The Innocence Project