Longitudinal tracking of growth in assets, gifts, and grants is done using a consistent sample of the largest 100 community foundations by asset size, who together hold over 90 percent of the dollars in the field. This group's collective asset total grew by more than 11 percent over 2019. After 2019 saw decreases in both, grantmaking increased by 38 percent in 2020, while fundraising increased by 42 percent.
Data reflects the largest 100 community foundations by asset size as of FY 2019 and includes those within the cohort whose data are available for all 10 years represented. (n=94)
| Year | Assets | Gifts | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $44,034,595,424 | $4,405,881,621 | $3,537,519,551 |
| 2012 | $48,711,861,666 | $6,009,732,867 | $3,902,735,548 |
| 2013 | $56,940,109,080 | $6,704,246,715 | $4,241,113,219 |
| 2014 | $62,948,369,854 | $7,644,936,605 | $5,196,805,718 |
| 2015 | $64,656,047,161 | $6,920,799,654 | $5,864,290,901 |
| 2016 | $68,246,295,002 | $7,979,635,201 | $6,710,739,495 |
| 2017 | $76,972,942,064 | $8,814,691,946 | $7,706,141,375 |
| 2018 | $77,932,747,258 | $9,427,587,722 | $8,358,766,494 |
| 2019 | $86,830,006,379 | $8,779,516,804 | $7,945,874,332 |
| 2020 | $95,762,761,884 | $12,468,661,698 | $10,957,171,614 |