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Philanthropic Fundraising ServicesCalifornia, United States2-10 Employees
The Whitman Institute is a philanthropic fundraising services organization based in San Francisco. It aims to promote equity by anchoring giving practices in trust-centered investing and by fostering respectful, trusting relationships with grantees, funders, investors, and peers. Its funding approach combines multi-year, unrestricted support for core partners with targeted annual grants to balance stability with nimbleness and respond to emerging opportunities. The institute pursues a multi-issue portfolio including civic and community engagement, leadership development (grassroots and grass-tops), human rights, movement building, and media and journalism. In 2022, co-executive director John Esterle retired, and the institute ceased operations.