Foundation Giving and Growth: Foundations' Share of Private Philanthropy, 1998

Jan 01, 1998
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Given the large number of foundations, and the attention paid to a few highly visible grantmaker programs, grantseekers and journalists often overestimate the role that foundations play in the nonprofit sector. In fact, foundation giving represents a modest portion of all private contributions, which in turn account for a relatively small percentage of the overall income of America's nonprofits.

Foundation Giving and Growth: Foundations' Share of Private Philanthropy, 1998