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, Matt lives in the Chicago area with his wife and sons.

Eugenics is back: this time in rural Tennessee
Matthew Gerken / 3 min read
Friday in the park with Monty
Matthew Gerken / 3 min read
Workaholics and the cult of busy

Is workaholism a sign of virtue, or the rotten fruit of an exploitative system?

Matthew Gerken / 3 min read
Approval for positive-sounding abstract noun remains high
Matthew Gerken / 2 min read
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

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