Trusted Guidance for Doing Good

Fiscal year 2024-2025 was a year of meeting points and connections for the Johnson Center. We experienced these intersections in powerful and personal ways this year — as an organization and as part of a sector and a society undergoing profound change.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of hybrid work models, especially in nonprofits. Despite initial shifts, the majority of U.S. workers have returned to fully on-site work, challenging assumptions about the prevalence of remote work.

In Mexico, community foundations are building vital bridges of trust between donors and civil society, turning philanthropic intent into lasting local impact.

Articles in this issue share the core premise that all funder listening is not equally beneficial. How listening is defined and how funders put it into action make a major difference in what listening can accomplish.

The Johnson Center analyzed proposed tax increases for private foundations contained in the version of the 2025 tax bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. These changes could result in 3-15% drop in foundation dollars headed to nonprofits.

The articles in Volume 17, Issue 1 of The Foundation Review each tell us something about a concept that is top-of-mind today: our ability to be resilient in the face of significant challenges or change.

By 2034, older adults will outnumber children for the first time. As aging issues gain prominence in public policy and philanthropy, stakeholders must embrace innovative approaches to ensure equitable and sustainable support for an aging nation.

Ahead of the publication of new research on Community-Centric Fundraising, the researchers sat down to discuss what inspired them to do this work and what they learned about doing fundraising differently.

GVSU students and staff participated in the National Day of Service to recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy and commitment to civic action.

How reliant are nonprofits on federal government funding? Two studies released in recent weeks tackle this question from different angles, offering insights that not only illuminate the current funding landscape but also reveal persistent gaps in the sector’s data infrastructure.