A new documentary “Uncharitable,” from “Paris Trout” and “Losing Isaiah” director Stephen Gyllenhaal, wants to change that. For almost twenty years, researchers and nonprofits have warned about the negative consequences of starving nonprofits of general operating expenses, also known as overhead. In part by emphasizing efficiency, those donors continue to pressure nonprofits to decrease their standing costs, using a slightly different vocabulary. Similarly, more donors understand the value of granting unearmarked funds, which allow nonprofits to change plans or simply to invest in their staff or improve their infrastructure or technology. ___Associated Press coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc.

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Persons: Izzy Smith, ” Smith, Isaiah, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Dan Pallotta, Pallotta, Darren Walker, ” Pallotta, ”, “, Michael Thatcher, ” Elizabeth Organizations: Ford Foundation, Urban Institute, Candid, Navigator, Alliance, University of Texas, Associated, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: The Massachusetts, Dallas