Who sold the nonprofit sector the bill of goods that it has the potential to run for-profit business operations—and make money off them to boot?

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Inequities in foundation grantmaking are sometimes geographic, with communities, regions, or even entire states sometimes receiving significantly less than they merit. Rural philanthropy is that kind of issue. The shortcomings in institutional philanthropy’s approach to rural needs should motivate nonprofit leaders in rural and urban communities to take action. This August, an important venue for action will take place in Missoula, Montana, thanks to the intercession of Montana’s senior senator, Max Baucus, who has taken on the cause of American foundations’ inadequate grantmaking to rural nonprofits.

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