💡Ari: “Spending less now only protects institutions. Spending more now protects communities.”

💡Malila: “Foundations in general have the least to lose. This is the time to step up and take on more risk.”

What happens when philanthropy stops playing it safe? In this episode, we go behind the scenes at the Stupski Foundation to reveal why we’re speeding up our spend down and putting 76% of our remaining grant funds to work now.

Hear from two of Stupski’s resident rule-breakers, Malila Becton-Conusegra, our Bay Area postsecondary success program officer, and Ari Datta, our food justice program manager. They shared why they advocated to push more dollars out today: because communities can’t afford for us to wait and see. 

Tune in to hear Malila and Ari share how all foundations—not just spenddowns—can spend more to respond to urgent needs in our communities today and prevent future harm. 

Break Fake Rules is a podcast from the Stupski Foundation that questions philanthropy’s self-imposed rules and looks for ways philanthropy can better serve communities and contribute to lasting change. 

Learn about the Stupski's Foundation decision to accelerate its spend down.

Host: Glen Galaich

Guests: Ari Datta and Malila Becton-Consuegra

Producer: Claire Callahan