Foundation Funding Grew for Most Major Fields, Foundation Center Report Finds
The Foundation Center will release estimates of 2008 giving by the nation's more than 72,000 private and community foundations in March. The forthcoming report, Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates, will also include a discussion of the outlook for foundation giving in 2009 and beyond.
About the Foundation Center
Established in 1956 and today supported by close to 600 foundations, the Foundation Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants — a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance philanthropy at every level. The Center's web site receives more than 57,000 visits each day, and thousands of people gain access to free resources in its five regional library/learning centers and its network of more than 400 funding information centers located in public libraries, community foundations, and educational institutions in every U.S. state and beyond. For more information, please visit foundationcenter.org or call (212) 620-4230.
