PERCENTAGE GROWTH IN GIVING
SOURCE: Foundation Center, “Foundation Giving Trends”
| CAUSES SUPPORTED BY FOUNDATIONS |
| Subject |
Dollar amount |
Percent |
Number of grants |
Percent |
| Arts and culture |
$2,047,972,000 |
12.2% |
18,412 |
14.7% |
| Education |
$4,492,540,000 |
26.8% |
25,629 |
20.5% |
| Environment and animals |
$1,043,896,000 |
6.2% |
7,587 |
6.1% |
| Health |
$3,434,967,000 |
20.5% |
15,550 |
12.5% |
| Human services |
$2,312,124,000 |
13.8% |
30,933 |
24.8% |
| International affairs, development, and peace |
$398,816,000 |
2.4% |
3,014 |
2.4% |
| Public and society benefit* |
$1,826,594,000 |
10.9% |
15,368 |
12.3% |
| Religion |
$351,396,000 |
2.1% |
3,729 |
3.0% |
| Science and technology |
$489,249,000 |
2.9% |
2,793 |
2.2% |
| Social science |
$348,403,000 |
2.1% |
1,728 |
1.4% |
| Other |
$17,348,000 |
0.1% |
101 |
0.1% |
| Total |
$16,763,304,000 |
100.0% |
124,844 |
100.0% |
| * Includes civil rights and social action, community improvement, philanthropy and volunteerism, and public affairs. |
| Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. |
SOURCE: Foundation Center, “Foundation Giving Trends”
| DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS, BY FOUNDATION TYPE |
| |
Independent foundations |
Corporate foundations |
Community foundations |
| |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
| Arts and culture |
| Policy, management, and information |
$16,428,000 |
0.1% |
$3,708,000 |
0.2% |
$899,000 |
0.1% |
| Arts — multipurpose |
$141,215,000 |
1.0% |
$18,791,000 |
1.2% |
$13,336,000 |
1.4% |
| Media and communications |
$126,514,000 |
0.9% |
$15,973,000 |
1.0% |
$9,080,000 |
0.9% |
| Visual arts and architecture |
$119,458,000 |
0.9% |
$3,422,000 |
0.2% |
$4,736,000 |
0.5% |
| Museums |
$476,289,000 |
3.4% |
$80,613,000 |
5.2% |
$58,472,000 |
6.1% |
| Performing arts |
$439,612,000 |
3.1% |
$79,723,000 |
5.1% |
$46,607,000 |
4.8% |
| Humanities |
$129,280,000 |
0.9% |
$2,325,000 |
0.1% |
$2,046,000 |
0.2% |
| Historic preservation |
$91,908,000 |
0.7% |
$23,117,000 |
1.5% |
$9,303,000 |
1.0% |
| Other |
$23,011,000 |
0.2% |
$837,000 |
0.1% |
$1,137,000 |
0.1% |
| Total arts and culture |
$1,563,715,000 |
11.2% |
$228,510,000 |
14.7% |
$145,616,000 |
15.1% |
| |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
| Education |
| Policy, management, and information |
$35,071,000 |
0.3% |
$6,458,000 |
0.4% |
$1,300,000 |
0.1% |
| Elementary and secondary |
$1,041,972,000 |
7.5% |
$96,362,000 |
6.2% |
$72,680,000 |
7.5% |
| Vocational and technical |
$11,810,000 |
0.1% |
$4,450,000 |
0.3% |
$480,000 |
0.0% |
| Higher education |
$1,543,150,000 |
11.0% |
$176,203,000 |
11.3% |
$87,986,000 |
9.1% |
| Graduate and professional |
$775,043,000 |
5.5% |
$50,133,000 |
3.2% |
$20,069,000 |
2.1% |
| Adult and continuing |
$20,888,000 |
0.1% |
$3,126,000 |
0.2% |
$1,848,000 |
0.2% |
| Library science and libraries |
$205,032,000 |
1.5% |
$10,776,000 |
0.7% |
$13,898,000 |
1.4% |
| Student services |
$45,439,000 |
0.3% |
$35,825,000 |
2.3% |
$11,565,000 |
1.2% |
| Educational services |
$129,673,000 |
0.9% |
$28,811,000 |
1.9% |
$17,863,000 |
1.9% |
| Total education |
$3,808,078,000 |
27.2% |
$412,144,000 |
26.5% |
$227,689,000 |
23.6% |
| |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
| Environment and animals |
| Environment |
$806,020,000 |
5.8% |
$39,020,000 |
2.5% |
$40,707,000 |
4.2% |
| Animals and wildlife |
$132,367,000 |
0.9% |
$15,408,000 |
1.0% |
$9,780,000 |
1.0% |
| Total environment and animals |
$938,387,000 |
6.7% |
$54,429,000 |
3.5% |
$50,487,000 |
5.2% |
| |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
| Health |
| General and rehabilitative |
$1,601,573,000 |
11.5% |
$51,079,000 |
3.3% |
$54,802,000 |
5.7% |
| Policy, management, and information |
$47,078,000 |
0.3% |
$8,600,000 |
0.6% |
$1,720,000 |
0.2% |
| Hospitals and medical care |
$617,939,000 |
4.4% |
$33,134,000 |
2.1% |
$39,515,000 |
4.1% |
| Reproductive health care |
$200,439,000 |
1.4% |
$739,000 |
0.0% |
$3,778,000 |
0.4% |
| Public health |
$556,880,000 |
4.0% |
$5,594,000 |
0.4% |
$6,902,000 |
0.7% |
| Other |
$179,237,000 |
1.3% |
$3,013,000 |
0.2% |
$2,886,000 |
0.3% |
| Specific diseases |
$634,100,000 |
4.5% |
$54,751,000 |
3.5% |
$15,202,000 |
1.6% |
| Medical research |
$481,995,000 |
3.4% |
$11,884,000 |
0.8% |
$13,362,000 |
1.4% |
| Mental health |
$474,294,000 |
3.4% |
$8,171,000 |
0.5% |
$12,693,000 |
1.3% |
| Total health |
$3,191,962,000 |
22.8% |
$125,885,000 |
8.1% |
$96,058,000 |
10.0% |
| |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
| Human services |
| Crime, justice, and legal services |
$140,686,000 |
1.0% |
$8,968,000 |
0.6% |
$11,780,000 |
1.2% |
| Employment |
$123,349,000 |
0.9% |
$15,627,000 |
1.0% |
$7,929,000 |
0.8% |
| Food, nutrition, and agriculture |
$122,254,000 |
0.9% |
$9,561,000 |
0.6% |
$7,213,000 |
0.7% |
| Housing and shelter |
$115,236,000 |
0.8% |
$48,134,000 |
3.1% |
$23,078,000 |
2.4% |
| Safety and disaster relief |
$73,414,000 |
0.5% |
$13,868,000 |
0.9% |
$5,773,000 |
0.6% |
| Recreation and sports |
$183,481,000 |
1.3% |
$18,651,000 |
1.2% |
$19,366,000 |
2.0% |
| Youth development |
$217,047,000 |
1.6% |
$47,967,000 |
3.1% |
$19,154,000 |
2.0% |
| Human services — multipurpose |
$838,337,000 |
6.0% |
$106,414,000 |
6.9% |
$111,167,000 |
11.5% |
| Total human services |
$1,813,804,000 |
13.0% |
$269,191,000 |
17.3% |
$205,461,000 |
21.3% |
| International affairs, development, and peace |
$362,422,000 |
2.6% |
$21,768,000 |
1.4% |
$8,201,000 |
0.9% |
| |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
| Public and society benefit |
| Civil rights and social action |
$145,283,000 |
1.0% |
$17,425,000 |
1.1% |
$8,878,000 |
0.9% |
| Community improvement and development |
$433,626,000 |
3.1% |
$81,655,000 |
5.3% |
$100,420,000 |
10.4% |
| Philanthropy and volunteerism |
$281,444,000 |
2.0% |
$233,920,000 |
15.1% |
$41,978,000 |
4.4% |
| Public affairs |
$413,287,000 |
3.0% |
$25,824,000 |
1.7% |
$19,271,000 |
2.0% |
| Total public and society benefit |
$1,273,641,000 |
9.1% |
$358,823,000 |
23.1% |
$170,547,000 |
17.7% |
| |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
| Science and technology |
| Policy, management, and information |
$17,511,000 |
0.1% |
$1,558,000 |
0.1% |
$518,000 |
0.1% |
| General science |
$158,628,000 |
1.1% |
$24,561,000 |
1.6% |
$2,931,000 |
0.3% |
| Physical science |
$119,205,000 |
0.9% |
$5,398,000 |
0.3% |
$3,545,000 |
0.4% |
| Technology |
$44,308,000 |
0.3% |
$27,137,000 |
1.7% |
$915,000 |
0.1% |
| Life science |
$58,884,000 |
0.4% |
$9,698,000 |
0.6% |
$8,101,000 |
0.8% |
| Other |
$269,000 |
0.0% |
$0 |
0.0% |
$0 |
0.0% |
| Total science and technology |
$398,805,000 |
2.9% |
$68,352,000 |
4.4% |
$16,009,000 |
1.7% |
| |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
| Social science |
| Social science and economics |
$132,480,000 |
0.9% |
$4,032,000 |
0.3% |
$863,000 |
0.1% |
| Interdisciplinary and other |
$205,128,000 |
1.5% |
$2,739,000 |
0.2% |
$1,817,000 |
0.2% |
| Total social science |
$337,607,000 |
2.4% |
$6,771,000 |
0.4% |
$2,680,000 |
0.3% |
| Religion |
$274,692,000 |
2.0% |
$5,631,000 |
0.4% |
$41,370,000 |
4.3% |
| Other |
$15,981,000 |
0.1% |
$982,000 |
0.1% |
$385,000 |
0.0% |
| Total grants |
$13,979,095,000 |
100.0% |
$1,552,485,000 |
100.0% |
$964,504,000 |
100.0% |
| Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. |
SOURCE: Foundation Center, “Foundation Giving Trends”
WHAT PROJECTS WON SUPPORT
SOURCE: Foundation Center, “Foundation Giving Trends”
| GRANT AWARDS, BY SIZE |
| Value of grants |
Number of grants |
Percent |
Dollar amount in thousands |
Percent |
| $10,000 to $24,999 |
48,158 |
38.6% |
$671,470 |
4.0% |
| $25,000 to $49,999 |
28,989 |
23.2% |
$893,939 |
5.3% |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
19,948 |
16.0% |
$1,225,069 |
7.3% |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
22,282 |
17.8% |
$4,226,151 |
25.2% |
| $500,000 to $999,999 |
3,033 |
2.4% |
$1,894,805 |
11.3% |
| $1-million to $4,999,999 |
2,168 |
1.7% |
$3,735,954 |
22.3% |
| $5-million to $9,999,999 |
170 |
0.1% |
$1,043,502 |
6.2% |
| $10-million and over |
96 |
0.1% |
$3,072,415 |
18.3% |
SOURCE: Foundation Center, “Foundation Giving Trends”
FOUNDATION GRANTS, BY REGION
SOURCE: Foundation Center, “Foundation Giving Trends”
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