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Egregious Foundations
If 99% of foundations act in a truly charitable fashion, that would imply that about 500 foundations in our universe have made choices that might
Giving Has Been Growing
Charitable Disbursements up 40% in the Past Five Years As the chart below shows, private foundations have increased their annual philanthropic support (green line) by
US Foundations Assets Hit $1 Trillion for the First Time!
The Trillion Dollar Milestone Over the past several years, US foundation assets have been steadily climbing. The combination of strong financial markets and substantial gifts
Incoming Contributions
Five Years of Substantial Growth from Incoming Contributions Foundations have two primary sources of asset growth, 1) investment returns, and 2) new contributions. At FoundationAdvocate,