Bring greater clarity, intention, and structure to your giving.

Meaningful philanthropy begins with a clear sense of what you want your giving to accomplish. The Kitzenberg Group works with individuals, families, and family foundations to define their priorities, evaluate opportunities, and build a philanthropic approach that can guide significant gifts, support multiyear commitments, and shape legacies across generations.

Elizabeth ‘E’ Kitzenberg brings two decades of experience from leading philanthropic institutions, including Harvard University and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where she worked closely with individuals and families making significant giving decisions. Today, she brings that experience to the donor’s side of the table, combining deep nonprofit expertise with personalized guidance to help individuals and families give with greater confidence and purpose.

We help you define what you want your giving to accomplish and create a focused strategy for moving that vision forward.

  • Identify your values, priorities, and long-term goals.

  • Develop effective strategies for a significant gift, multiyear commitment, or lifetime of giving.

  • Research causes and organizations aligned with your interests.

  • Establish clear criteria to guide funding decisions.

Developing Your Philanthropic Strategy

We bring an experienced perspective to assessing whether organizations and opportunities align with your goals and are positioned to use philanthropic support effectively.

  • Research and vet specific nonprofit organizations.

  • Review grant proposals and funding requests.

  • Conduct site visits and conversations with nonprofit leaders.

  • Prepare findings and recommendations for family members or foundation boards.

Evaluating Opportunities and Guiding Decisions

We create structure for productive conversations about shared values, individual interests, and the legacy your family wants to build.

  • Facilitate family and foundation board meetings.

  • Clarify roles and decision-making processes.

  • Help younger generations become meaningfully involved.

  • Support conversations about evolving priorities, leadership, and legacy.

Engaging Your Family

We provide practical coordination to help families move from philanthropic plans to consistent action.

  • Manage grantmaking calendars, proposals, meetings, and processes.

  • Prepare materials and recommendations for family or board decisions.

  • Track grants, commitments, progress, and impact.

  • Coordinate with nonprofit partners and the family’s professional advisors as appropriate.

Putting Strategy Into Practice

A Collaborative Advisory Role

Our work includes philanthropic strategy, research, facilitation, and grantmaking coordination. We do not provide investment, tax, or legal advice. When that expertise is needed, we collaborate with your attorney, CPA, investment advisor, and other professional partners.

Engagements may focus on a particular giving decision or extend into an ongoing advisory relationship, depending on your family’s goals and desired level of support.