Friends of the Family

This special philanthropic network can increase the power of your philanthropy, connect you to other families who are making a difference, and encourage people from every generation and background to give back.

Friends are family foundations, funds, or individual philanthropists who share our commitment to the value of family philanthropy and our belief that it should be encouraged and sustained. It is our hope that families and individuals who have shown remarkable commitment to their own giving will be among the first to recognize the importance of advancing and supporting the National Center’s services to America’s family philanthropies. 

You’re invited
Virginia Esposito, president of the National Center, would like you to become a Friend of the Family. Find out why

How Friends make a difference
Friends of the Family enjoy access to exclusive advice, tools, and networks. They also support a strong family philanthropy field. Find out how

Benefits
To thank our Friends of the Family for their support, we offer special access to groundbreaking research, seminal literature, timely teleconferences, and the world’s largest online knowledge center, an exclusive opportunity for supporters. Learn more about the benefits

Become a Friend of the Family
Fill out our online form.

FUN FACTS

The first of the modern foundations was the Peabody Fund, established in 1867 by the financier George Peabody.

Rave Review

“The National Center, through its various publications, online newsletters, and specialist staff, has been a source of sound, well-researched information for our family foundation, for which I am deeply grateful.”

- Kathleen Kennedy-Olsen, Managing Director, The Ethel and W. George Kennedy Family Foundation