The Foundation Center welcomes Bradford K. Smith as our new president, effective October 1. Most recently president of the Oak Foundation in Geneva, Smith brings decades of experience in the nonprofit sector in the U.S. and around the world.
October is Funding for Arts Month at the Foundation Center. See our calendar for details and to register for our Arts Month programs.
Scholarships Available for Full-day Training Seminar
Scholarships are now available to assist representatives of under-resourced nonprofits in California for our full-day training seminars in fall 2008. If you represent a nonprofit organization in California with a budget under $1,000,000, you are eligible to apply. This initiative is sponsored by the Philanthropic Ventures Foundation and the donors to the Foundation Center—San Francisco’s Capacity Building Initiative. Download application form for details and to apply.
Embracing Diversity: Foundation Giving Benefiting California's Communities of Color
As the diversity of California's population continues to grow, a new Foundation Center analysis of grantmaking by 50 of the state's largest independent foundations finds that at least 39 percent of California-focused grants benefited populations of color. According to the report, Embracing Diversity: Foundation Giving Benefiting California's Communities of Color, in 2005 alone, these 50 California-based foundations awarded a minimum of 2,700 grants totaling nearly $300 million to support health, education, social services, and other programs that serve ethnically or racially diverse populations. In addition, 10-year trends show that giving benefiting these populations grew nearly twice as fast as overall giving between 1996 and 2005.
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Spotlight on Funding for the Environment and Animals in California
In 2006, 86 California foundations gave $328.8 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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The Foundation Center welcomes Bradford K. Smith as our new president, effective October 1. Most recently president of the Oak Foundation in Geneva, Smith brings decades of experience in the nonprofit sector in the U.S. and around the world.
As the diversity of California's population continues to grow, a new Foundation Center analysis of grantmaking by 50 of the state's largest independent foundations finds that at least 39 percent of California-focused grants benefited populations of color. According to the report, Embracing Diversity: Foundation Giving Benefiting California's Communities of Color, in 2005 alone, these 50 California-based foundations awarded a minimum of 2,700 grants totaling nearly $300 million to support health, education, social services, and other programs that serve ethnically or racially diverse populations. In addition, 10-year trends show that giving benefiting these populations grew nearly twice as fast as overall giving between 1996 and 2005.
In 2006, 86 California foundations gave $328.8 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.
