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Where can I find statistics on foundation and corporate giving?
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The Foundation Center's Research Department reports a variety of data on foundation and corporation giving, online and in print:

  • FC Stats provides frequently requested statistics about foundation and corporate giving, like the nation's top funders and national, state, and metro area totals.
  • Foundations Today is our annual series of statistics on every aspect of U.S. foundation philanthropy.
  • Focus On portals link to statistics, research, and news for popular issues and subjects, like the Economic Crisis, Health Care, Education, and Climate Change. View more»

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Check title availability at our libraries and Cooperating Collections or your local libraries.

The latest publications in the Catalog of Nonprofit Literature about foundation giving in economic downturns available at Foundation Center libraries, some Cooperating Collections, or through your local public library.

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Statistics on Corporate Employee Giving Programs
Thanks Grant Space for always compiling such comprehensive lists. It's extremely useful and I want to pass on a few additional sites with great statistics on corporate giving programs that could be useful for Grant Space's readers:

These include:
- http://doublethedonation.com/Content/Statistics.html - Statistics on employee matching gift programs
- http://www.nptrust.org/philanthropic-resources/charitable-giving-statistics - Overall corporate giving figures
- http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/en-us/serving-communities/disaster-and-humanitarian-response/employee-giving/ - Giving stats from one of the largest corporate foundations

Colin M.

Colin Mortenson
3/10/2013 at 8:40 pm