Sunset Partners

Our Team

Sarah Elbert

Principal, Communications

Joan Zhang, MLIS

Director, Archives

Mark Elbert

Director, Technology and Operations

Our Services

Our focus is on sunset strategies and operations, supporting your foundation's unique philanthropic goals and program management expertise.

Sunset strategy planning and execution
Communications
Legacy projects - websites, books, gifts, case studies, physical legacy spaces, and online archives
Prepaid legacy web hosting and domain name maintenance
Born-digital file organization, photographs, and physical archives
Enterprise information technology and data visualization

Sunset Workshop

We recommend our in-person fixed-price sunset workshop to explore, develop, and refine your foundation's strategy. Whether your foundation has already committed to sunsetting or has just started considering it, a one-day in-person workshop is an effective way to understand the full impact and chart your path forward.

Sunset Partners was created by alumni from the $1.4 billion ten-year spend-down of the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation, which closed on December 31, 2025.

We believe in the focus, urgency, and enhanced grantmaking that sunsetting offers, while helping foundations secure legacy outcomes consistent with founder values.

Contact us to learn more or to schedule a workshop.

Case Studies

Clark Foundation: A Legacy of Bold, Values-Driven Philanthropy

The Johnson Center’s case study examines the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation’s experience implementing its limited-life strategy and offers lessons for foundations considering time-limited philanthropic models.