Jeff Cain
Jeff Cain has served in leadership roles at numerous foundations, nonprofits, and for-profit corporations. He was a founding partner of American Philanthropic, from which he retired in 2017.
Stories by This Author
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Opinion
Big Philanthropy to the Rescue? Think Again.
Americans shouldn’t look to nondemocratic, publicly unaccountable foundations to save democracy. -
Opinion
‘Giving USA’ Misses the Boat on the True State of Generosity in America
Americans are actually giving more, but they’re giving differently. And their contributions — as well as their needs — are invisible to the philanthropic professional class. -
Opinion
End the Charitable Tax Exemption and Remove the Conflict of Interest Baked Into Big Philanthropy
At a time of growing distrust in philanthropy and stagnant or declining giving, it’s no longer tenable to maintain a system that allows donors to reap rewards through the nonprofits they fund.