Padua Academy

Padua Academy

Influential organizations inspire others to advocate for their causes, and they build alliances and networks that highly leverage their own resources. Among other means, they achieve these things through engaged, attentive boards of directors, and by telling their...
Maggie’s Place

Maggie’s Place

Maggie’s Place offers a welcoming home—and physical, emotional, and spiritual support—for pregnant women in difficult circumstances. In 2013, its dynamic cofounder and longtime president stepped down, and the board of directors decided that this was an opportune time...
Lucy Burns Institute

Lucy Burns Institute

The Lucy Burns Institute (LBI) is revolutionizing the way information reaches citizens through its cutting-edge programs—especially its Ballotpedia and Judgepedia websites. LBI’s interactive sites include nearly 230,000 original articles and have been viewed more than...
John Jay Institute

John Jay Institute

The John Jay Institute was founded by Alan Crippen to restore American civilization through an ambitious leadership development program. The Institute seeks to prepare young leaders of faith for principled public leadership through a combination of intensive...
Magdalen College

Magdalen College

Magdalen College came to American Philanthropic seeking help in establishing an all-around well-functioning development program to support future enrollment growth. In particular, Magdalen College needed help securing new major individual donors and upgrading current...
Rising Tide Foundation

Rising Tide Foundation

The Rising Tide Foundation is an international foundation founded in 2010 to support education, public policy, and cancer research. It aims to promote causes which increase opportunities available for individuals in need, in effect “placing the ladders upon which the...