Out of Control: Fixing Funding that Starves Social Sector Staff - with Glen Galaich, Stupski Foundation and Break Fake Rules Podcast

Why do private foundations give away so little of their wealth each year—and how does that affect nonprofits and the people who work in them? Especially as the Trump Administration's War on Charity continues to rage?

Rusty Stahl talks with Glen Galaich, author of the new book ⁠Control: Why Big Giving Falls Short⁠, about philanthropy’s culture of control, the limits of the 5% payout model, and what foundations could do differently to support nonprofit organizations and their workforce.

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Guest Bio: Glen Galaich is author of the new book, Control: Why Big Giving Falls Short. He is CEO of the Stupki Foundation, a private spend-down foundation based in the Bay Area. Glen hosts (or co-hosts, depending on the day) the Break Fake Rules Podcast. Click here to learn more about Glen.
Links to Resources:

• Stupski Foundation
• Control: Why Big Giving Falls Short
• Break Fake Rules Podcast
• Rusty’s appearance on Break Fake Rules Podcast (March 4, 2026)
• Dimple Abichandani’s appearance on the FTP Podcast
• Dimple Abichandani’s book, A New Era of Philanthropy
• Vu Le’s book, Reimagining Nonprofits and Philanthropy
• Vu Le’s appear on the FTP Podcast
• Marguerite Casey Foundation
• Carmen Rojas appearance on Break Fake Rules Podcast
• Fund the People

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