Foundation Source released research findings about changes in the asset levels of most U.S. private foundations. The full Index will provide extensive, aggregated data about private foundation...more
2. Donors contribute as much new capital to their foundations each year as they grant out (see Figure 2). Since 2007, private foundation donors contributed fresh capital to their foundations at the...more
Foundation Source announced the appointment of philanthropy veteran Adriane Glazier as Philanthropic Director. Glazier will provide high-level strategic advice and consultation to donor and...more
Foundation Source, the country's largest provider of of support services for private foundations, has recently announced the appointment of former Wells Fargo executive John Libby as the new Regional...more
This data was compiled based on the actual grantmaking behavior of 719 private foundations with philanthropic assets under $50 million (see Figure 1 for details on the sample). Unlike much reporting...more
According to Jeffery D. Haskell, Foundation Source chief legal officer, "When researching organizations on behalf of our clients, we found that 10 percent of the organizations they intended to...more
“This points to a dichotomy in foundation grant making as grants by larger institutional foundations are reported to have declined in 2009. In fact, ninety-nine percent of all family foundations...more
The number of grants over $1 million jumped by a third and the amount of money given to arts and culture soared 67 percent in 2010 from 2009, Foundation Source said after analyzing more than 900...more
The study compared 200 community foundations across the country and ranked the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation 59th in the “total activity” category, or a combination of financial gifts...more
Vandana Shiva, a scientist and environmentalist known for her activism against GMOs, globalization, and patents on seeds and traditional foods, co-founded Navdanya.