Two
recently released reports provide useful perspectives for nonprofit
grantseekers on company-sponsored and family foundations in the U.S.
Key Facts on Corporate Foundations presents data on,
among many other topic areas, estimated giving, allocation of funding
by subject area, and forecasts about future funding by the nation's
2,500 corporate foundations. Steven Lawrence, senior director of
research at the Foundation Center, states in this report: "Corporate
foundations will not be alone in having to reduce giving this year, but
the cuts may well be deeper than for other types of grantmakers." Learn
what else is happening with corporate foundations.
Download the full report>> [pdf]
Published jointly by the Foundation Center and the Council on Foundations, Perpetuity or Limited Lifespan: How Do Family Foundations Decide? presents results from the first national survey of family foundations
on the topic of lifespan planning. Learn what family foundations are
considering when they make these long-term decisions and see what
factors and characteristics influence whether a foundation plans to
exist in perpetuity or limit its lifespan.
Download the full report>> [pdf]
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