Supporting and Strengthening Philanthropic Families
and the Professionals who Serve Them
Looking for straight answers about philanthropy?
Hammer & Associates is a full-service firm that works with a select number of family philanthropies. We form deep, long-term relationships with foundations, family offices, businesses, and the advisors who serve them, helping philanthropic individuals and families pair their passion with proven strategies. Our clients trust us to oversee and right-size their grantmaking, guide them through important decisions, tend to the “back office” needs, and help train the next generation as family leaders. Principal Suzanne Hammer is a facilitator, advisor, coach, author, and foundation manager who speaks internationally on family philanthropy.
Philanthropic Families, Individual Donors, and Staff
As a full-service firm, we help individuals and families clarify their values and giving goals, engage members in a meaningful way, and practice philanthropy that is both joyful and impactful. We help you or your family office:
- Build and manage private foundations
- Guide giving and grantmaking for measurable impact (beyond the numbers)
- Manage the day-to-day foundation operations, including grants, taxes, and overseeing communications (e.g., websites)
- Facilitate board meetings and retreats, with an expertise in cross-generational consensus
- Engage the next generation in giving, and help navigate family dynamics
- Forge meaningful partnerships with the community
- Support legacy, strategy and succession planning
- Coach foundations and their staff through executive and board leadership transitions
- Maintain the utmost trust, integrity and discretion
Single- and Multi-Family Office Advisors
We work with single- and multi-family office professionals, and legal and wealth managers to integrate values-based philanthropy into the family’s estate and wealth preservation plans. We help you:
- Identify the family’s goals and strategies
- Provide a structure for grantmaking initiatives
- Analyze the best options for giving
- Perform proper due diligence to ensure prudent giving
- Evaluate results of programs on a timely basis
- Free up your staff time to focus on what you do best: managing assets or running the family business
- Educate family offices on philanthropy best practices
- Craft customized resources to inform and inspire the field