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National Study Reports Foundations Maintained or Increased Spending in 2020; Long-Term Investment Returns Held Steady

2020 Council on Foundations–Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations® (CCSF)
Monday, August 23, 2021
Data from the Council on Foundations-Commonfund Study Show Foundations Adopting ... in the 2020 Council on Foundations–Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community ... generally maintained or increased their spending rates in support of their mission during the year, while many also ...

The Council on Foundations opens 2024 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Survey

2024 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Survey
Friday, March 8, 2024
2024-gsb-survey-930x523.png The Council on Foundations’ 2024 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits (GSB) ... All survey participants receive a complimentary copy of the full GSB Report, as well as access to the Council's ... in, contact communications@cof.org . The Council on Foundations opens 2024 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Survey ...
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Innovative COVID-19 Response Dashboard yields lessons for future disaster philanthropy

Covid-19 Signs
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... With these questions in mind, the Lenfest Foundation and William Penn Foundation funded Philanthropy Network Greater ... The dashboard integrates both grant-level data from foundations with government statistics about community needs; ...

Giving USA: Total U.S. charitable giving remained strong in 2021, reaching $484.85 billion

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
... 2021 , released today, reports that individuals, bequests, foundations and corporations gave an estimated $484.85 ... in 2021. Giving grew or stayed flat to eight of the nine major types of charitable organizations. Despite uneven ... “Growth in this subsector aligns with increased support for legal rights and voting nonprofits, but it is ...
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U.S. Giving Tops the $400 Billion Mark for the First Time

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
... charitable giving by American individuals, bequests, foundations and corporations to U.S. charities surged to an ... from all four sources and giving to all but one of the major types of recipient organizations grew in 2017, driven ... their donors and demonstrating their impact and case for support,” said Patrick M. Rooney, Ph.D., executive ...
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Giving USA 2021: In a year of unprecedented events and challenges, charitable giving reached a record $471.44 billion in 2020

Giving USA 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
... 2020 , released today, reports that individuals, bequests, foundations and corporations gave an estimated $471.44 ... of the four sources of giving and to seven of the nine major types of recipient charitable organizations in 2020. ... and donor outreach in order to raise greater financial support under difficult circumstances. In addition, we saw a ...

Giving USA: U.S. charitable giving totaled $557.16 billion in 2023

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
... 2023 , released today, report that individuals, bequests, foundations and corporations gave an estimated $557.16 ... and most comprehensive report on the sources and uses of charitable giving in America, is published by  Giving USA Foundation , a public service initiative of The Giving Institute. It is researched and ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls Launches Highly Anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report at Community Event

The Fund for Women and Girls Blueprint speakers
Thursday, October 6, 2022
... is the first and only comprehensive needs assessment of women and girls in Chester County. This fourth edition of ... will be moved to action to find an areas of interest to support, promote, or advocate for change.” County ... Chester County Women’s Commission in its #ChescoKnows initiative, a project focused on combatting workplace sexual ...
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2024 Donor-Advised Fund Report: Grantmaking to Charities Remains Steady at $54.77 Billion Despite Contributions Decreasing

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
... Donor-Advised Fund Report , the most comprehensive review of the state of  donor-advised fund  (DAF) philanthropy in ... of the value of total grants and expenditures from private foundations ($114.11 billion), while DAF charitable assets amount to 16.98% of those in private foundations ($251.52 billion v. $1.48 trillion) according to ...
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