Citywealth Leaders List: Top 20 Philanthropy Advisors 2026

Byline: Karen Jones, founder of Citywealth, has more than 20 years’ experience in global private wealth.

Citywealth proudly presents the Top 20 Philanthropy Advisors 2026, a global ranking our editorial team researched and curated.

Philanthropy is changing as a younger generation of donors uses technology to find causes, give directly and support work overseas. Digital platforms make it easier to act across borders, but they also challenge traditional institutions to show why their expertise, networks and oversight still matter. The question is whether established forms of giving can adapt to donors who expect speed, transparency and a more direct connection to the causes they support.

The shift is already putting new demands on advisers, banks, foundations and charities in the United States and Europe. They must help donors navigate different tax systems and rules while making international giving easier to understand and carry out. Citywealth’s Top 20 Philanthropy Advisors looks at the people working across this changing landscape.

Compiled by: Karen Jones, founder of Citywealth and a wealth management commentator with more than 20 years’ experience across global private wealth, family offices, and succession. Before founding Citywealth in 2005, she held commercial roles at The Times and The Sunday Times, London; Legal Business magazine and worked on the Asia Pacific Legal 500, launching related awards.

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