Exponent Philanthropy includes all types of lean funders—those who practice philanthropy with few or no staff, including:

Private foundations Operating foundations Corporate foundations

Community foundations Individual donors Philanthropic families

Our members harness the power of small and make a powerful impact in all regions of the country and across a wide variety of causes and issues.

Many are also quietly practicing a kind of philanthropy that counts money as just one resource. These funders are achieving outsized impact—impact far beyond the size of their dollars or time—and via an entirely different kind of changemaking. Read more about their stories at outsizedimpact.org and check out or subscribe to our blog to read more about our community’s amazing work.

Get access to our member database and connect with other funders and organizations through the Member Directory.