Setting A Course
The title of this article, Who Controls The Money?, is intentionally provocative. In the foundation world it is an easy answer, the 150,000 trustees that control the $1.2 trillion in assets and $80 billion in annual giving. A more interesting question might be “How do foundations differ in their approaches to managing their assets?”
We have categorized foundations by their approach
| Approach | Characteristics | Number | Assets |
| Institutional |
| 2,000 | $500 billion |
| Asset Manager |
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| Self Directed |
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| Bank/Trust |
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