The field median expense to asset ratio decreased slightly in 2020 from the year before (1.2 percent in 2019), though the median for small community foundations increased significantly over that same time, from 1.6 percent to 2.0 percent. As is generally the case, larger community foundations achieve an economy of scale that results in typically lower ratios than for smaller community foundations, though operating model differences at individual community foundations will have an impact on this metric. (n=168)