Beyond the typical grant: Alternative ways to fund disasters webinar

In U.S. philanthropy, funders usually focus on making grants to organizations with a 501(c)(3) tax designation from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Yet, there are many other ways to fund domestically and internationally.

The Center for Disaster Philanthropy hosted a webinar to help foundations, corporations and individual donors explore non-501(c)(3) organizations and the different ways to support them beyond traditional grantmaking.

We delved into supporting U.S. organizations that have other IRS designations, funding grassroots organizations and supporting local service providers outside the U.S. We looked at program-related investments, bridge loans, pass-through grants, fiscal sponsorship, seed funding and pooled or intermediary funds.

CDP President and CEO Patricia McIlreavy moderated the discussion and panelists included:
- Baylen Campbell, Director of Community Impact, Invest Appalachia
- Courtney Eskew, Grant Director, GlobalGiving
- Lita Pardi, Programs and Knowledge Director, PEAK Grantmaking

This webinar was co-sponsored by Giving Compass, PEAK Grantmaking, Philanthropy New York, Philanthropy California and Council on Foundations.