The data and findings throughout this dashboard are based on FY 2019 Columbus Survey responses provided by 238 community foundations and supplemented by publicly available data. We extend our sincere thanks to all who took the time to participate in our survey and contributed to our dataset.
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Staff and financial resources are important to monitor for smaller foundations who are looking to grow, and for larger foundations who are looking for the flexibility to diversify their offerings.
Significant increases in donor-advised fund (DAF) fundraising and grantmaking reflect the field's ability to "activate" this portion of their donor base in a time of crisis. As many community foundations work to act as partners to their DAF holders, the trust that results from that partnership manifests in an increase of philanthropic activity when it is needed most.
Collectively, annual survey respondents held 11 percent more in assets than 2019. This increase was fueled by a second straight year of strong investment returns and significant increases in fundraising from donors who helped support the local philanthropic response to the emerging COVID-19 crisis. Grantmaking, like fundraising, saw significant increases field-wide.
These findings are based on fiscal year 2020 (FY 2020) data collected from 211 CF Insights annual survey responses, and supplemented with publicly available data. We appreciate all who shared their data and informed these survey results.