Insights & Index
Insights & Capital Justice Index™
If You Don’t Measure Capital,
You Can’t Transform It.
Bridge publishes sector-level research examining where philanthropic capital flows, who governs it, and who benefits from it.
Capital Justice Index™
The Data Behind the Disruption
Our annual Capital Justice Index™ provides sector-level analysis on capital access disparities, endowment concentration, governance representation, and fundraising performance gaps. Philanthropy must measure what it claims to value.
Of foundation assets are held by predominantly white institutions — representing structural concentration that persists across economic cycles.
Of philanthropic capital reaches Black-led organizations despite decades of equity commitments from the sector's largest funders.
Of nonprofit boards do not reflect the demographic composition of the communities their institutions are designed to serve.
Average capital growth differential between structurally redesigned institutions vs. those using traditional campaign-only approaches.
Capital Concentration in Philanthropic Endowments: 2026 Analysis
An examination of endowment growth patterns, asset allocation equity, and the structural conditions driving capital concentration.
READ BRIEF →Governance Representation Gaps and Capital Access: What the Data Shows
Board composition analysis across 500 major nonprofit institutions reveals persistent structural misalignment between governance and mission.
READ COMMENTARY →"The Sector Needs Architecture, Not Just Ambition"
Dwayne Ashley on the structural conditions that drive long-term philanthropic equity and what institutions must do differently.
WATCH INTERVIEW →Index
Annual Capital Justice Index™
Comprehensive sector-level data on capital access, endowment concentration, and governance representation.
Briefs
Research Briefs
Focused analysis on specific capital equity issues, structural trends, and sector inflection points.
Views
Sector Commentary
Expert analysis on evolving capital realities, governance shifts, and structural transformation in philanthropy.
Media
“The Capital Shift” Interviews
Conversations with sector leaders on redesigning capital systems and building structural equity at scale.
