Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Key Facts on Corporate Foundations

Key Facts on Corporate Foundations

7 pages; PDF.

Among the key findings:
*Corporate foundations accounted for 11% of all foundation giving, but that figure nearly doubles to more than 20% when combined with giving by corporate operating foundations.

* Close to three-fifths of corporate foundations surveyed expect to increase giving in 2007, surpassing the share that anticipated higher levels of giving last year.

* Among funding priorities, corporate foundations targeted a total of nearly half of their giving to education (25%) and public affairs/social benefit (22%), including support for community development, federated funds and other philanthropy, public affairs, and civil rights.


Source: Foundation Center