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Foundation Time Slider 1975-2008

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The Foundation Time Slider visualizes the growth of foundations, their number, assets and giving from 1975 to 2008.

Key Statistics

Are foundations making their work accessible?

Only 29% of U.S. foundations reported having a web site, issuing publications or annual reports.

How many people run the typical foundation?

76% of all U.S. foundations have 4 or fewer staff members.

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Top Ten Foundations by Assets

  1. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  2. J. Paul Getty Trust
  3. The Ford Foundation
  4. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  5. W. K. Kellogg Foundation
  6. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  7. Lilly Endowment Inc.
  8. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  9. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
  10. Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

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Additional Learning Opportunities

Foundation Surveys

Access the results of foundation surveys by searching keywords such as management, grantmaking, investments, wages, or diversity.

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Trend Tracker

Visit Trend Tracker to chart and graph the assets, giving, gifts received and expenditures of a single foundation or compare up to five foundations at once.

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