Report: U.S. Foundation Giving Reaches an Estimated $54.7 Billion in 2013

(Press release, Nov. 5, 2014) — According to the new edition of Foundation Center's Key Facts on U.S. Foundations, the country's 86,192 foundations held $715 billion in assets and distributed a record $52 billion in 2012. This annual research study estimates 2013 giving at $54.7 billion, and the outlook for 2014 is for growth to continue ahead of inflation, with independent and family foundations growing at a higher rate than other types of foundations.