Skip to main content

Utility Menu

  • Contact us
  • News & blogs
  • Job Board

User account menu

Login
Home CoF icon logo
Search close

Main navigation

  • About
    • About the Council
      • Mission, Vision, and Core Beliefs
      • 2021-2025 Strategic Direction
      • Ethical Principles
      • Press Releases
      • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commitment
      • Our Supporters
      • Work at the Council
    • Leadership and Staff
      • Board of Directors
      • President and CEO
      • Council Staff
  • Resources
    • Resource Library
      • Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report
      • Disaster Grantmaking and Response to Specific Disasters
      • Values-Aligned Philanthropy
      • View all
    • Legal Resources
      • Mastering Foundation Law
      • Sample Documents
      • Legal FAQs
      • Legal Resources Team
      • View all
    • Country Notes
      • Africa
      • Americas
      • Asia & Oceania
      • Europe
    • Other Resources
      • Center for Community Foundations
      • Community Foundation Locator
      • Philanthropic Infrastructure
      • CF Insights
  • Peer Communities
    • Philanthropy Exchange
      • Open Exchange
      • Role-Focused Peer Communities
      • Foundation-Specific Peer Communities
      • Peer Learning Circles
  • Advocacy
    • Take Action
      • Action Alerts
      • Policy and Advocacy Training Center
      • Public Policy Action Network
      • Advocacy Toolkit
      • Advocacy and Lobbying Resources
    • Policy Issues & Analysis
      • Policy Agenda for the 119th Congress
      • 2025 Tax Reform
      • Executive Orders & Actions We Are Monitoring
      • Protecting Philanthropy
      • Charitable Giving
      • View all
    • Executive Branch Engagement
      • Federal Partnerships
      • Federal Liaisons
      • HUD Secretary's Award
      • FEMA National Disaster Recovery Program Database
    • Other Public Policy Resources
      • Public Policy Advisory Committee
      • Regulatory Engagement
      • Amicus Briefs
      • Council Letters to Congress & Administration
  • Programs
    • Our Programs
      • Career Pathways
      • Community Foundations National Standards
      • Council Awards
      • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
      • Global Philanthropy
    • Foundation-Specific Programs & Services
      • Community Foundations
      • Corporate Philanthropy
      • Private Foundations
      • Public Grantmaking Charities
    • Our Initiatives
      • Better Stories, Better Language
      • Building Common Ground
      • Executive Leadership
      • Locally Led Development
      • Sustainable Development Goals
      • Values-Aligned Philanthropy
  • Events
    • All Events
      • Leading Locally
      • Webinars
      • Trainings
      • Member Policy Briefings
      • Peer Events
      • Retreats
      • Archives
      • DEI Roundtables
  • About
    • About the Council
      • Mission, Vision, and Core Beliefs
      • 2021-2025 Strategic Direction
      • Ethical Principles
      • Press Releases
      • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commitment
      • Our Supporters
      • Work at the Council
    • Leadership and Staff
      • Board of Directors
      • President and CEO
      • Council Staff
  • Resources
    • Resource Library
      • Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report
      • Disaster Grantmaking and Response to Specific Disasters
      • Values-Aligned Philanthropy
      • View all
    • Legal Resources
      • Mastering Foundation Law
      • Sample Documents
      • Legal FAQs
      • Legal Resources Team
      • View all
    • Country Notes
      • Africa
      • Americas
      • Asia & Oceania
      • Europe
    • Other Resources
      • Center for Community Foundations
      • Community Foundation Locator
      • Philanthropic Infrastructure
      • CF Insights
  • Peer Communities
    • Philanthropy Exchange
      • Open Exchange
      • Role-Focused Peer Communities
      • Foundation-Specific Peer Communities
      • Peer Learning Circles
    Get Started

    Philanthropy Exchange Basics

    Learn how to get started on the exchange and the basics of posting.

    Learn more
  • Advocacy
    • Take Action
      • Action Alerts
      • Policy and Advocacy Training Center
      • Public Policy Action Network
      • Advocacy Toolkit
      • Advocacy and Lobbying Resources
    • Policy Issues & Analysis
      • Policy Agenda for the 119th Congress
      • 2025 Tax Reform
      • Executive Orders & Actions We Are Monitoring
      • Protecting Philanthropy
      • Charitable Giving
      • View all
    • Executive Branch Engagement
      • Federal Partnerships
      • Federal Liaisons
      • HUD Secretary's Award
      • FEMA National Disaster Recovery Program Database
    • Other Public Policy Resources
      • Public Policy Advisory Committee
      • Regulatory Engagement
      • Amicus Briefs
      • Council Letters to Congress & Administration
  • Programs
    • Our Programs
      • Career Pathways
      • Community Foundations National Standards
      • Council Awards
      • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
      • Global Philanthropy
    • Foundation-Specific Programs & Services
      • Community Foundations
      • Corporate Philanthropy
      • Private Foundations
      • Public Grantmaking Charities
    • Our Initiatives
      • Better Stories, Better Language
      • Building Common Ground
      • Executive Leadership
      • Locally Led Development
      • Sustainable Development Goals
      • Values-Aligned Philanthropy
  • Events
    • All Events
      • Leading Locally
      • Webinars
      • Trainings
      • Member Policy Briefings
      • Peer Events
      • Retreats
      • Archives
      • DEI Roundtables
    FEATURED EVENTS

    Member Policy Briefings

    Exclusively for Council members, by invitation only

    Stay informed and connect with peers

    Find Your Briefing

Utility Menu

  • Contact us
  • News & blogs
  • Job Board
Membership

Membership

  • Join the Council
  • Membership Benefits
  • Membership Experience
  • Membership Policy
  • Membership Renewal
  • Member Directory
  • Membership FAQs
Search close
  1. Home
  2. Search
Showing: 11 - 20 of 61 results

CF Insights Office Hours - November 2025

https://cof.org/event/cf-insights-office-hours-november-2025
​​​​​​What if each community foundation can know what all community foundations collectively know? Data is a driving force behind effective decision-making, and in the world of philanthropy, it's no different. Through CF Insights, community foundations can access up-to-date, real-world data on…

Self-Defense Communications Regarding the Section 4940 Excise Tax on Net Investment Income

https://cof.org/page/self-defense-communications-regarding-section-4940-excise-tax-net-investment-income
Self-Defense Exception: A legislative proposal to modify the private foundation excise tax on net investment income under IRC section 4940 would qualify as a self-defense issue, because it affects a private foundation’s duties. Private foundations may therefore communicate with the legislature, its…

Summary of Ways and Means Chairman's Mark

https://cof.org/page/summary-ways-and-means-chairmans-mark
On May 9, the House Ways and Means Committee released initial legislative text of the tax bill to be marked up this week. The Committee is expected to release a revised and more substantive bill Monday afternoon, so the provisions below could be modified and are subject to change. Individual…

Expenditure Responsibility: Step by Step

https://cof.org/content/expenditure-responsibility-step-step
A Chapter in Mastering Foundation Law: The Council on Foundations Compendium of Legal Resources Expenditure responsibility is the federally mandated procedure that a private foundation—and some public charities—must follow for any grant made to an organization that is not a public charity.…

Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report

https://cof.org/grantmaker-salary-benefits
Since 1980, the Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report (GSB) has provided the sector with the most comprehensive data on staff composition and compensation in the United States. Grantmakers rely on this annual report to inform budgeting, talent recruitment and retention strategies, and personnel…

2023 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report

https://cof.org/content/2023-grantmaker-salary-and-benefits-report
The 2023 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report is updated with the most recent sector data. Information is presented by grantmaker type, foundation type, asset size, and geographic location. Additionally, 2023 report contents include: Salary data on 10,733 full-time staff from 957…

2024 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report: Key Findings

https://cof.org/content/2024-grantmaker-salary-and-benefits-report-key-findings
The 2024 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits (GSB) Key Findings is an illustrated, three-page document highlighting important trends shaping the philanthropic sector. Also available as a free PDF, the 2024 GSB Key Findings is just a small fraction of the expansive dataset available in the 2024 GSB…

2024 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report

https://cof.org/content/2024-grantmaker-salary-and-benefits-report
The 2024 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date data available on U.S. philanthropic sector salaries, benefits, and demographic details, with information presented by grantmaker type, foundation type, asset size, and geographic location. The 2024…

2008 Columbus Survey Results: Guideposts for Growth and Grantmaking

https://cof.org/content/2008-columbus-survey-results-guideposts-growth-and-grantmaking
This report, developed from Columbus Survey data, highlights trends in common metrics across the community foundation field. The report provides 2008 results. This field-wide data begins to answer the question of how community foundations have fared in the economic crisis. It is important to…

2009 Columbus Survey of Community Foundations: List of Top 100 Community Foundations by Asset Size

https://cof.org/content/2009-columbus-survey-community-foundations-list-top-100-community-foundations-asset-size
Includes results of the 2009 Columbus Survey of Community Foundations that pertain to the top 100 community foundations by asset size. The table includes the community foundation name, amount of assets at the time of the survey, and fiscal year-end (FYE).

Pagination

  • « First First page
  • ‹‹ Previous page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • ›› Next page
  • Last » Last page

Search

Resource Type

  • (-) Benchmarking
  • (-) Expenditure Responsibility
  • Human Resources & Operations
  • Advocacy and Lobbying
  • Values-Aligned Philanthropy
  • Boards & Governance
  • Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
  • CF Insights
  • Endowments & Investing
  • Finance & Accounting
  • Development & Gift Management
  • Leadership Development
  • Working with Government
  • Donor Advised Funds
  • Disaster Grantmaking
  • Marketing & Communications
  • Sustainable Development Goals
  • Grantmaking Policies
  • International Grantmaking Regulations
  • Working with Grantees
  • International Giving
  • Scholarships & Grants to Individuals
  • Self-Dealing
  • Ethics & Accountability
  • Funds Management
  • Starting & Ending Foundations
  • Supporting Organizations
  • Mission, Vision & Values
  • Nonmonetary Grants
  • Equivalency Determination
  • Partnerships & Collaboration
  • Grant Evaluation
  • Fiscal Sponsorship

CoF Footer Logo

© 1997-2025 COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

Footer

  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use