Report Shows Foundation Funding of Advocacy Produces ROI of $115 to $1

Advocacy by 110 nonprofit organizations over a five-year period has brought more than $26.6 billion in benefits to low-wage workers, communities of color, rural residents and other marginalized groups, according to a new study from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.

The report, titled "Leveraging Limited Dollars: How Grantmakers Achieve Tangible Benefits by Funding Policy and Community Engagement," found that every dollar grantmakers and other donors invested in policy and civic engagement provided a return of $115 in benefit.