IGS 2025
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Move Forward Together:
Cross-border grantmaking for impactful partnerships
THIS YEAR’S IGS
The 2025 IGS will focus on how the tools available to U.S. foundations for funding non-exempt organizations can be deployed to support a wide range of innovative partnerships for impact, anywhere in the world. Our programming will explore applied approaches to funding nonstandard grantees, supporting public and private sector programs as well as charities in unique and difficult situations.
Attendees will leave the IGS better equipped to implement the rules and regulations of cross-border grantmaking to support innovative and novel models of partnership funding, unlocking more giving and giving more people around the world access to U.S. philanthropic capital.
Pre-Sessions: International Grantmaking Fundamentals
Join us for three virtual sessions to learn or brush up on basic international grantmaking concepts, and spend some time getting to know your fellow Symposium participants. Registered attendees will have the opportunity to opt into three different sessions hosted online during the week of March 31, in advance of the in-person programming. In these sessions we will cover:
- What is Expenditure Responsibility? And when to use it.
- What is Equivalency Determination? And what are its limits?
- Choosing between Expenditure Responsibility & Equivalency Determination
Wednesday, April 9, 2024
9:00 a.m.
Registration Opens
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Fundamentals Pre-Session
Join us for a review of our international grantmaking fundamentals workshops, and pre-Symposium networking with your fellow attendees.
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch & Networking
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Opening Keynote
Speakers and topic to be announced
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Networking Break & Coffee
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Afternoon Panel
Donor Collaboratives Across Borders: Lessons Learned and Best Practice
3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
International Grantmaking Master Classes
Join experts from around the industry to learn more about specific issues in international grantmaking.
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Welcome Networking Reception
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Celebration of International Philanthropy
Thursday, April 10, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast & Networking
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Morning Plenary
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Networking Break
Skill-Building Workshops
10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Workshop
High-Risk Humanitarian Action
Explore the ways in which grants can be made to support organizations and activities in highly-sanctioned or otherwise high-risk areas suffering from humanitarian crises.
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch & Networking
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Workshop
Partnering with Public Institutions
Learn how to structure relationships with grantees considered equivalent as a ‘foreign government instrument’ or by Executive Order.
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Networking Break
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Workshop
Partnering with the Private Sector
Explore how to create agreements between a US foundation and a for-profit company engaged in charitable activities.
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Closing
April 9–10, 2025 | Miami, Florida
We're thrilled to announce that CAF America's Ninth International Grantmaking Symposium (IGS) will now take place in Spring 2025. This prestigious event brings together corporate and private foundations, practitioners, philanthropists, advisors, and attorneys who are passionate about advancing global philanthropy. IGS provides a unique platform for stakeholders to exchange best practices and stay informed on the latest rules and regulations in cross-border giving.
Stay tuned this fall for more details on the location, agenda, and speakers. We can't wait to share more with you!