Matthew Gerken

Matthew Gerken joined American Philanthropic after serving as a program officer at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, where he organized the Institute’s first-ever collegiate debating symposium. He studied intellectual history as an undergraduate at Yale, and has experience in education, event planning, and foundation research. An Illinois native, he currently resides in Wilmington, DE, with his wife.

Modern philanthropy and the new eugenicists

Matthew Gerken / 2 min read

International relations used to be ‘race relations’

Matthew Gerken / 2 min read

UVA building named for eugenicist to be renamed

Matthew Gerken / 1 min read

Measuring the impact of mozzarella

About two thirds of donors to nonprofits do no research whatsoever before they give a gift. None. If it isn’t driven by donor demand, why is demonstrating “impact” so popular? Who is really benefiting from this trend?

Matthew Gerken / 3 min read

“Office Space” and the New Nonprofit Overtime Rule

Matthew Gerken / 3 min read

Post-Obergefell, plan for a non-exempt future

Matthew Gerken / 5 min read

On effective altruism: An interview with Leah Libresco

Matthew Gerken / 8 min read

Why we love college

Colleges are amongst the last remaining places where ordinary Americans experience an authentic life in common. That’s why we go back and we give back. We wish we could still belong…

Matthew Gerken / 3 min read

Hillary’s philanthropic power

Matthew Gerken / 3 min read

The Netflix nonprofit?

The trend away from retail sales towards Netflix-style subscriptions is one area where those nonprofit leaders who rush to copy their for-profit brethren could be burned…

Matthew Gerken / 3 min read