How to Connect With Family Funds and Small Foundations
April 11, 2019 | Read Time: 1 minute
More than 80,000 U.S. grant makers are small foundations with assets of $50 million or less. These foundations give out more than $4 billion a year, according to a survey conducted by Exponent Philanthropy, an organization of smaller grant makers.
Yet nonprofits often overlook them, focusing instead on the biggest, most competitive foundations, even though small foundations often have more grant-making flexibility than their larger counterparts.
These articles and webinars contain expert advice on how to form relationships with these small but essential players.
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