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For Immediate Release
11/18/2005
Contact: Jeff Krehely / Naomi Tacuyan
202.387.9177 x.26 / x.17
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Fall 2005 Issue of Responsive Philanthropy Released
Fall issue of Responsive Philanthropy tackles conservative funding of some of America's best colleges and universities, reveals initial results of NCRP's executive compensation research, and discusses the challenge of funding the social justice arts

When Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza and former Detroit Tigers owner, sold his ownership of Domino's in 1998, his personal wealth grew to almost $1 billion. NCRP Deputy Director Jeff Krehely writes about Monaghan's long-time commitment to spreading orthodox Catholicism and hard-right conservative policy ideals through institutions he has established, such as the Ave Maria Foundation, University, and School of Law. Krehely also outlines other philanthropic support to A-list conservative colleges and universities, including grants from some of the nation's largest corporations.

Other articles in the fall 2005 Responsive Philanthropy are as follows:\

  • "Getting Personal: The Right Kind of Reinvestment in the Gulf Coast," an editorial by Rick Cohen, executive director of NCRP, laments the press-hungry reaction of nonprofit leadership to Katrina and Rita, and hails back to his extensive community development experience to offer up a realistic scenario for rebuilding and reinvestment in the Gulf Coast.
  • "Executive Compensation: More at the Top" by Omolara Fatiregun and Betsy Williams discusses NCRP's current project on foundation executive compensation, provides some preliminary findings on trends and current highest salary earners, and also discusses the inherent obstacles to accurate and complete research due to the imperfections of the IRS Form 990.
  • "The Arts Angle in Social Justice Grantmaking" by Heidi Rettig examines the steady increase of funding for social justice oriented arts and culture programs, but also explores the obstacles experienced by the nonprofits who are at the forefront of providing the arts-related programs and services. Through discussions with both foundation officers and arts organizations' leadership, Rettig paints a comprehensive picture of the current and future challenges posed by social justice arts to the foundation world.

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