Foundation Giving Forecast

"The global financial crisis continues to wreak havoc on foundation endowments and the broader economy, and nonprofits are understandably nervous. Using original sources, related news from Philanthropy News Digest, and Foundation Center data, In Their Own Words: 2009 Foundation Giving Forecast provides a snapshot of the responses of some the nation's largest (by assets) foundations to the economic crisis as well as summary forecasts (where available) for their giving in 2009 and beyond."

 Each foundation listed is accompanied by an icon: a green up arrow, for a forecasted increase in giving; a red down arrow, for a decrease in giving; a star for a new initiative in response to the economy; a gray circle, for no change; and a questionmark, for an unclear giving trend. This allows one to quickly skim the table for the responses one is most interested in.

The table is updated regularly, so the Foundation Center encourages interested viewers to check their Focus on the Economic Crisis page periodically for the latest on foundation responses.

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