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The Commons in Conversation

Why Big Philanthropy Is Funding Small Hyperlocal Projects

July 22, 2025·35 min
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As federal Washington burns with division and conflict, some grant makers are trying to repair the country’s social fabric by strengthening communities. Join Rockefeller Brothers Fund president Stephen Heintz and Katie Loudin of the West Virginia Community Development Hub for a discussion of the year-old Trust for Civic Life, an unusual $30 million cross-ideological funder collaborative bankrolling homegrown initiatives. Members of the trust include the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Carneg...

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