The Philanthropy Roundtable is a nonprofit organization that advises
conservative philanthropists.
History
The Roundtable was founded in 1987 as a project of the now-defunct
Institute For Educational Affairs. It was founded as a conservative alternative to the
Council on Foundations, a nonprofit membership association of donors. Membership in the organization was free "to interested grant makers", and 140 foundations, charities and nonprofits joined in the Roundtable's first year.
The organization has a bimonthly newsletter, ''Philanthropy''. which evolved into a quarterly magazine in 2011.
["Philanthropy," July–August 1988, p. 16.] In 2016, the Roundtable published the ''
Almanac of American Philanthropy'', a reference book that summarizes the history, purposes, effects, and modern direction of private giving.
In 1991, Philanthropy Roundtable became an independent entity with its own board of directors and staff, headquartered in
Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Philanthropy Roundtable is a
501(c)(3) organization
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.
[ It has been described as conservative and non-partisan.
In 2005, Philanthropy Roundtable created the Alliance For Charitable Reform (ACR), which opposes legislation that would create accreditation requirements for grant-making foundations, establish a five-year ]Internal Revenue Service
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review of tax-exempt status, or restrict the ability of donors to establish family foundations.
William E. Simon Prize
In 2007, the William E. Simon Foundation named the Roundtable the administrator of the William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership. Recipients of the prize since the Roundtable's administration of it include Bernie Marcus
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Early life and education
Bernard Marcus was born to Russian Jew ...
, Eli Broad, Charles Koch, Roger Hertog, Philip Anschutz
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and his wife Nancy, S. Truett Cathy, and Frank Hanna III.
Leadership
Kimberly Dennis was the organization's first executive director. She served as executive director from 1991 through 1996. John P. Walters
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assumed administrative leadership of the organization in the new role of president in 1997 when the organization moved its headquarters to Washington, D.C.[ Walters remained in that position until resigning in October 2001][ to accept an appointment by George W. Bush as director of the ]Office of National Drug Control Policy
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. Adam Meyerson served as the organization's president from 2001 to 2020. In June 2020, he was replaced by Elise Westhoff, who was named president and chief executive officer.
References
External links
Official site
Organizational Profile
– National Center for Charitable Statistics ( Urban Institute)
Philanthropy Roundtable
SourceWatch.
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Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Organizations established in 1987
501(c)(3) organizations