Nourish new connections and pamper your palate at this year's family conference.
Choose from an offering of exclusive opportunities, including intimate dinners and lively conversations. Dine with inspiring philanthropic leaders and like-minded peers. These experiences promise to be one-of-a-kind.

Space is limited, so please register early.


Monday, January 24, starting at 6:30 p.m.


  • Bank of America featuring Geoffrey Canada

    At Terrace in the Sky
    Bank of America brings you panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline at the Terrace in the Sky restaurant. Here’s your chance to dine overlooking the Big Apple and hear from Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone, who is showing Harlem youth that the sky is the limit.

  • Bernstein Global Wealth Management discussing Smarter Giving for Private Foundations

    At Quality Meats
    The philanthropic world has been hit hard by global financial turmoil and a weak economy, but thoughtful analysis and financial modeling can help foundations achieve their charitable goals. Please join Bernstein Global Wealth Management, a unit of AllianceBernstein, for dinner and a discussion on Smarter Giving for Private Foundations: A New Approach to Align Spending Policy with Mission.

  • Charlie Collier, senior philanthropic adviser at Harvard University and author of "Wealth in Families"

    At the Manhattan home of Catherine Gellert
    Join Charles Collier, senior philanthropic adviser at Harvard University and author of "Wealth in Families," for a discussion on the practices of flourishing families. Hosted at the Manhattan home of Catherine Gellert.

  • Delegation of French Foundations discussing philanthropy in France and Europe

    At Le Bernardin
    This year, the Council on Foundations is pleased to welcome the first delegation of French foundations to the Family Philanthropy Conference. You are cordially invited to meet these French participants, exchange ideas and perspectives, and learn about the philanthropy landscape in France and Europe. Renowned chef Eric Ripert will prepare a special dinner hosted by the French American Charitable Trust at acclaimed French restaurant Le Bernardin. Vive la France!

    Space is limited so R.S.V.P. by e-mail to mbicknell@factservices.org or call 415-288-1305 as soon as possible.

  • Federal Street Advisors discussing mission-related investing

    At Park Avenue restaurant
    Federal Street Advisors is sponsoring a special discussion about mission-related investing.

  • Foundation Source featuring Donna Karan

    At Urban Zen Center
    Foundation Source invites you to join fashion icon and authority on all things New York chic, Donna Karan, to elevate your awareness of social needs and celebrate philanthropy at the Urban Zen Center.

  • Grantmakers for Effective Organizations discussing learning for improvement

    At Park Avenue restaurant
    Grantmakers for Effective Organizations invites you to discuss learning for improvement.

  • The New York Community Trust reception (6-8 p.m.)

    At Gracie Mansion
    Members of The New York Community Trust board and staff will host a reception at the "People's Mansion." Gracie Mansion—built as a country house in 1799 and home to New York City's mayors since 1942—was beautifully restored to grandeur by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Jamie Drake, famed designer and valued member of The Trust's board.

  • The Pew Charitable Trusts and Glenmede

    At Oceana restaurant
    Join us for dinner and conversation with The Pew Charitable Trusts and Glenmede at Oceana restaurant for an interactive presentation focusing on lessons learned over Pew’s six decades of targeting philanthropic investments to achieve measurable results. Pew’s founders, Joseph N. Pew and his wife, Mary Anderson Pew, steeped the institution with the entrepreneurial and optimistic spirit that characterized their lives.

  • Progressive Philanthropy Cocktail Party

    At Rubin Museum of Art
    See old friends and make new contacts committed to supporting progressive philanthropy while exploring the Rubin Museum of Art, the premier museum of Himalayan art in the Western world. Join funders in the local NYC grantmaking community for an informal gathering. No speeches, no pitches, just candid conversations.

    Sponsored by New World Foundation, Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, Bolder Giving, Tecovas Foundation, and Quixote Foundation.

  • Rasmuson Foundation Dinner featuring Mario Batali

    At Del Posto
    Beginning at 6:15
    Join critically acclaimed chef, restaurateur, and TV personality Mario Batali and the Rasmuson Foundation at Batali's latest culinary home, Del Posto, for linguine and lively conversation. The menu and ambiance reflect the best of classic and contemporary Italian dining.

  • Resource Generation and Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy for Next Gen attendees - 8-9:30 p.m.

    At Colors New York
    Next Gen conference attendees are invited to join Resource Generation and Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy at Colors New York, a worker cooperative founded by a former line cook at Windows on the World, the famed restaurant from the World Trade Center.

  • Susan Packard Orr, board chair, and Carol Larson, president and CEO, of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the chair of the Council on Foundations

    At Spice Market
    Join Susan Packard Orr, board chair, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Carol Larson, president and CEO of the Packard Foundation and chair of the Council on Foundations, at Spice Market. Savor Southeast Asian flavors in a dramatic setting as you come to a deeper understanding of family philanthropy and Packard's commitment to grantmaking in support of innovative people and organizations.


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SERVICE OPPORTUNITY


Give Back, Start Here

Volunteer for the Grand Central Food Program*, a mobile soup kitchen sponsored by the Coalition for the Homeless. The program stops at 31 sites throughout Manhattan and the Bronx every night.

You'll be along for some of the stops to help deliver lifesaving meals to about 1,000 hungry individuals. If not you, who? There's no fee for this service opportunity as it's sponsored by Jewish Funds for Justice.

*Participants must be 18 years or older. The session may be cancelled due to inclement weather or other safety issues.

Separate registration is required for this opportunity.
Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation
AIDS United
Allen H. and Selma W. Berkman Charitable Trust
Alvaralice Foundation
Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies
Arabella Advisors
Arcus Foundation
Asante Foundation, Inc.
Atherton Family Foundation
Attendee Interactive, LLC
Ausherman Family Foundation
B.W. Bastian Foundation
Ball Brothers Foundation
Banco JPMorgan
Banque de Luxembourg
Barbara & Stephen Miller Foundation
Bella Vista Foundation
Better Way Foundation
Bezos Family Foundation
Birchall Family Foundation
Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation
Bombardier Foundation
Bridgemill Foundation
Carolyn Foundation
CEDAR Foundation
CFAR Consulting
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Colonel Robert H. Morse Foundation
Columbia Foundation
Columbine Foundation
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole
Compton Foundation
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Council of Michigan Foundations
Crain Family Foundation
Crown Family Philanthropies
CS FUND
David & Lucile Packard Foundation
David Rockefeller Fund
Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation
Doyle Family Foundation
Dresher Foundation
EarthSea
Einhorn Family Charitable Trust
Emory University
Environmental Grantmakers Association
Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation
FACT
Fanny Landwirth Foundation
Farese Family Foundation
Federal Street Advisors
Firelight Foundation
Fleishhacker Foundation
Florence & Laurence Spungen Family Foundation
Fondation ARAOK
Fondation Caritas France
FONDATION HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON
Frank H & Eva B Buck Foundation
FTI-Schonbraun McCann Group
Gerstner Family Foundation
GGS Foundation
Global Greengrants Fund
Goldseker Foundation
Graham Strategic Philanthropy
Gray Matters Capital
Gray Matters Charitable Foundation
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Hallador
Hamilton Community Foundation
Hardesty Family Foundation
Harvard Kennedy School - Executive Education
Harvey Family Foundation
Hayden-Harman Foundation
Helen Bader Foundation
HIPPOCRENE
HopeLab Foundation
Institute for Philanthropy US
Instituto Geracao
INTENTional Philanthropy
Isabel Foundation
Jackie Robinson Foundation
Jacobs Family Foundation
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
Jewish Community Endowment Fund
Jewish Community Federation -SF, CA
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford
Jewish Funders Network
Jewish Funds for Justice
JFN Philanthropic Services
John and Katherine Duda Foundation
John M. Belk Educational Endowment
Joseph H. & Florence A. Roblee Foundation
Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation
Joukowsky Family Foundation
Just Detention International
Kaye Family Business Associates
Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Lawrence Welk Family Foundation
Leo and Libby Nevas Family Foundation
Leonetti/O'Connell Family Foundation
Marbrook Foundation
Marie C. & Joseph C. Wilson Foundation
Martin county community foundation
Martin Foundation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation
Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation
McMurtry Family Foundation
Michelson Family Foundation
Miller Strategic Philanthropy
Morgan Family Foundation
Morning Glory
Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation
Neithercut Philanthropy Advisors
Nesholm Family Foundation
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
North Star Fund
Norton Family Office
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
NYU Academy for Funder Education
O.P. & W.E. Edwards Foundation
ONE DROP FOUNDATION
Orfalea Foundations
PACE-Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement
Patrick & Aimee Butler Family Foundation
Perpetual Limited
Perrin Family Foundation
Peternell Family Foundation
Phil In: Filantropía Inteligente - Philanthropic Intelligence
Philanthropy from the Heart
Prince Charitable Trusts
Proteus Fund
Putnam Family Foundation Inc
Putnam Foundation
Ralph E. Ogden Foundation
Rasmuson Foundation
RELGALF CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Renova Foundation
Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation
RNR Foundation / Princeton University
Robert and Joan Dircks Foundation
Robins Foundation
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Rose Community Foundation
Rosenbluth Family Foundation
Roy A Hunt Foundation
Sam L. Cohen Foundation
Saul Silbert Charitable Trust
Schwab Charitable
Segal Family Foundation
Serimus Foundation
shambavi shahana organization
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Slaggie Family Foundation
Slocum and Associates
Solidago Foundation
stackpole-hall foundation
Starwood Consulting, LLC
Steans Family Foundation
Stollery Charitable Foundation
Stranahan Foundation
Strategic Philanthropy, Ltd.
T.D. Williamson, Inc.
Taconic Foundation
Tarsadia Foundation
The Allyn Foundation
Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore
The Boston Foundation
The Bridgespan Group
The Brin Wojcicki Foundation
The Brinson Foundation
The C. E. and S. Foundation
The Cemala Foundation
The Christopher Family Foundation
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
The Dayton Foundation
The Denver Foundation
The Durfee Foundation
The Eshelman Foundation
The Firelight Foundation
The Fran and Warren Rupp Foundation
The Fred Harris Daniels Foundation
The George Gund Foundation
The Goldseker Foundation
THE GOTTESMAN FUND
The Hawaii Community Foundation
The Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust
The James and Beatrice Salah Charitable Foundation
The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation
The Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds
The Karma Foundation
The Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris Foundation
The LARRK Foundation
The Laura Jane Musser Fund
The Lawrence Welk Family Foundation
The Leighty Foundation
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
The Lupton Company
The Marilyn & Henry Taub Foundation
The McKnight Foundation
The Michelson Family Foundation
The Minneapolis Foundation
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
The Nord Family Foundation
The Orton Family Foundation
The Ottinger Foundation
The Palmer Foundation
The Rhode Island Foundation
The Rockdale Foundation
The Ross Foundation
The Russell Family Foundation
The Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust
The Samuel Bronfman Foundation
The Sandy River Charitable Foundation
The Seabury Foundation
The Seattle Foundation
The Self Family Foundation
The Springs Close Foundation, Inc.
The Stackpole-Hall Foundation
The Stocker Foundation
the Stranahan Foundation
The Taub Foundation
The Taubman Foundation
The Tauck Foundation
The Tecovas Foundation
The TK Foundation
The Tow Foundation
The Trio Foundation of St. Louis
The Vermont Community Foundation
The Volgenau Foundation
The Wealth Conservancy
The Wilbur and Hilda Glenn Family Foundation
The William Penn Foundation
The Woodtiger Fund
Theodore L. Cross Family Charitable Foundation
Tracy Family Foundation
Triad Foundation
trio foundation of st. louis
United Nations Foundation
United Service Foundation
United States Artists
V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
Veris Wealth Partners
W.C. GRAUSTEIN MEMORIAL FUND
Weaver Foundation
William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund
William Penn Foundation
wise - philanthropy advisors
Women Thrive Worldwide
Woodard Family Foundation
Woodbury Fund
Wyncote Foundation
Xavier University
Zarrow Families Foundation
Ziff Family Foundations