Philanthropy Jeopardy Questions & Answers

History

1 point: I started the Hull House and had a very “hands-on” philosophy of philanthropy (Jane Addams)

2 points: I was known for collective voluntary action (the Junto Club). I created the first subscription library and volunteer fire company. I was the first person to use “matching grants” to raise money and with it we established a city hospital. (Ben Franklin)

3 points: I was a very paternalistic philanthropist and felt that you should give all of your money away when you are alive. I also wrote the Gospel of Wealth outlining what I think are the best causes to support as a philanthropist. (Andrew Carnegie)

4 points: I was a French political thinker who wrote Democracy in America and observed volunteerism in American culture. (Alexis de Tocqueville)

5 points: This Supreme Court case was the beginning of the legal framework for nonprofits. (Dartmouth v. Woodard)

Financials

1 point: A fund that is made up of gifts and bequests that are subject to a requirement that the principal be maintained intact and invested to create a source of income for an organization. (Endowment)

2 points: IRS form filed annually by public charities and nonprofits. (Form 990)

3 points: Is a tax-exempt designation given by the IRS. (501c3)

4 points: This is the percentage that foundations must give away each year. (5%)

5 points: Type of accounting when income is not counted until cash (or a check) is actually received, and expenses are not counted until they are actually paid. (Cash method)

Miscellaneous

1 point: This is the main partner with the Artemis Fund that handles the funding and distribution of grant money. (Community foundation)

2 points: The highest degree of charity—above which there is no higher—is he who strengthens the hand of his poor fellow Jew and gives him a gift or [an interest-free] loan or enters into a business partnership with the poor person. (RamBam’s Ladder)

3 points: One of its lessons, for instance, might be, that it behooves men, and especially men of benevolence, to consider well what they are about, and, before acting on their philanthropic purposes, to be quite sure that they comprehend the nature and all the relations of the business in hand. (Snow image)

4 points: 76% of donations comes from this group. (Individuals)

5 points: This case study set up the framework for the 21st century parks project (New York City parks case study)

Fundraising

1 point: This is what you do after you ask someone for money. (Be quiet)

2 points: This organization raises most of its funding through payroll deduction from employees of companies that participate. (United Way)

3 points: Writing thank you notes after someone makes a gift is a form of ___________. (Stewardship)

4 points: Where are the funds invested when put into an endowment. (Stock market)

5 points: This is a publication created by organizations that provide the donor information in a fiscal year. (Annual report)

Grantmaking

1 point: Document submitted by a nonprofit in hopes of receiving funding for a program or project. (Proposal)

2 points: This foundation has the largest amount of assets in the world. (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

3 points: This is what you make sure is matched up when making a decision about giving a grant. (Mission)

4 points: Grant decisions are made by ________. (A Board of Trustees)

5 points: This is what Mr. Brice described as the most important reasons for making grants to youth organizations ___________. (To give hope)