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About the Council

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The Council on Foundations is a nonprofit membership association that serves as a guide for philanthropies as they advance the greater good. Building on our 75-year history, the Council supports over 1,000 member organizations in the United States and around the world to build trust in philanthropy…

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Betsy Constantine

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Betsy Constantine is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, where she is championing transformative, long-lasting change in Western New York. With a legacy spanning over a century, the Foundation has been a cornerstone in connecting individuals,…

2023 Respondents: Population of area served

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2023 CF Insights Results: Respondents

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The findings presented in this snapshot are based on data collected from 612 community foundations, reflecting their activity in fiscal year 2023. The data are sourced from CF Insights Annual Survey responses submitted by community foundations across the U.S. which inform deeper analyses of their…

2023 Respondents: Distribution by region

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2023 CF Insights Results: Assets, gifts, and grants

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Nearly 90 percent of the community foundations included in this year’s sample ended 2023 with a year over year increase in assets over 2022 totals, largely due to positive investment returns across the field in an economic climate seeing some recovery following the worst of the pandemic. However,…

2023 Funds: Total DAF assets, gifts, and grants

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DAFs are a significant source of fund activity within the field and within this data sample. In 2023, they made up 30% of all reported assets, received 47% of all fundraising dollars, and gave 57% of all grant dollars (n=485). Grantmaking totals continued to climb with a median 5% year-over-year…

2023 Funds: DAF Flow Rate

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DAF flow rates, calculated as grants divided by gifts, increased across the field for a second consecutive year. 49% of community foundations in the data sample reported a DAF flow rate that was higher than 100 percent, having granted more dollars from their DAFs in 2023 than they brought in as…

2023 Data Lists: Assets

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The following is a list of Annual Survey participants sorted by asset size, supplemented by publicly available information where available.

2023 Funds: Distribution Rates

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DAFs hosted by community foundation are shown to broadly and consistently maintain relatively high distribution rates as compared to other fund types. Close to half of all community foundations reported an aggregate DAF distribution rate of over 10 percent, while a little less than a quarter of the…

2023 Data Lists: Distribution Rate

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The distribution rate is calculated by dividing the foundation’s total grants by total assets (including supporting organizations) at the end of the foundation’s fiscal year. The percentage of total assets in donor-advised funds (Percent Total Assets DAF) is the total amount of IRS-classified donor…

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