Our funding trends reports provide the latest data available on every aspect of
U.S. foundation philanthropy. Our team of research experts analyzes and interprets the data on foundations that we collect — providing a national data source unique for its scope, depth, and historical value.
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Recent Reports
Key Facts on Georgia Foundations
September 2008
Overview
According to the new report, assets held by Georgia foundations increased by 30 percent — from $8.8 billion to $11.5 billion — between 2001 and 2006. The report also shows that during this same five-year period, the most recent years for which complete data is available, foundation giving rose just one percent, from $727 million to $736 million.
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Spotlight on Funding for the Environment
and Animals in Georgia
June 2008
Overview
Foundation giving to Georgia recipients for the environment and animals totaled $32.2 million in 2006, according to Spotlight on Funding for the Environment and Animals in Georgia. This report includes the preferred categories and types of support of larger U.S. foundations, based on their 2006 giving, along with that year's top recipients and funders in Georgia for the environment and animals.
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Spotlight on Funding for the Environment
and Animals in California
June 2008
Overview
In 2006, 85 California foundations gave $279.2 million for the environment and animals according to Spotlight on Funding for the Environment and Animals in California. This report includes statistical charts and data tables and lists of top grantmakers and recipients drawn from the Foundation Center's annual grants sample.
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Key Facts on Florida Foundations
June 2008
Overview
Grantmaking by Florida foundations equaled nearly $1.2 billion in 2006, according to Key Facts on Florida Foundations, a new Foundation Center report. The top 10 givers, all independent foundations, gave a total of $322 million or 27 percent of all Florida foundation giving.
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Key Facts on Alabama Foundations
June 2008
Overview
Grantmaking by Alabama foundations exceeded $145 million in 2006, according to Key Facts on Alabama Foundations, a new Foundation Center report. The top 10 givers, which include community, corporate, and independent foundations, gave a total of $53.7 million or just over a third of all Alabama foundation giving.
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Spotlight on Economic Development Grantmaking in Ohio
February 2008
Overview
In 2005, 64 foundations gave $24.6 million in economic development grants to Ohio recipients, according to Spotlight on Economic Development Grantmaking in Ohio. This report includes statistical charts and data tables drawn from the Foundation Center’s annual grants sample, lists of top grantmakers and recipients, and profiles of two unique Ohio grantmakers, the Fund for Our Economic Future and the Generation Foundation.
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Ohio: The State of Philanthropy
October 2007
Overview
Published by the Ohio Grantmakers Forum in collaboration with the Foundation Center, this report provides the most current data available on giving in Ohio. The report takes a look at the first six years of the new century, discerning giving trends and patterns.
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Spotlight on Arts Grantmaking in the San Francisco Bay Area
October 2007
Overview
In 2005, the San Francisco Bay Area benefited from 1,498 arts and culture grants totaling $145 million, according to Spotlight on Arts Grantmaking in the San Francisco Bay Area. The report provides a mini-directory of selected Bay Area funders with a focus on the arts, and is supplemented by a listing of the top non-Bay Area foundations that provide significant arts funding in the region.
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Key Facts on Georgia Foundations
September 2007
Overview
In 2005, Georgia foundations held more than $9 billion in assets and gave more than $718 million in grants, according to Key Facts on Georgia Foundations, the latest report from the Foundation Center. Based on the period between 2000 and 2005, the report provides statistical data and snapshot views of Georgia foundations' total giving and assets, as well as their giving patterns outlined by major subject and support type.
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Key Facts on Washington, DC, Area Foundations
June 2007
Overview
Washington, DC, area foundations had close to $12 billion in assets and were responsible for almost $779 million in grants in 2005, according to Key Facts on Washington, DC, Area Foundations, a new report from the Foundation Center-Washington, DC. The report is the first ever to exclusively highlight the Center's most current data on the size and giving activities of this segment of the nation's grantmaking foundations.
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Spotlight on Health Grantmaking in Georgia
May 2007
Overview
In 2005, 108 foundations gave $88 million in health grants to Georgia recipients, according to Spotlight on Health Grantmaking in Georgia. This report includes statistical charts and tables based on the Center's annual grants sample and a mini-directory of Georgia-based health funders. It also includes a statistical snapshot of Georgia's health rankings produced by the Healthcare Georgia Foundation.
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Spotlight on Human Services Grantmaking
in the San Francisco Bay Area
May 2007
Overview
Spotlight on Human Services Grantmaking in the San Francisco Bay Area provides a brief look at key Bay Area funders for human services with selected grants and statistical charts from the Center’s database.
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Spotlight on Human Services Grantmaking in Ohio
May 2007
Overview
Spotlight on Human Services Grantmaking in Ohio provides a brief look at key Ohio funders for human services with selected grants and statistical charts from the Center's database.
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