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Foundation Assets Are at All-Time Highs, but Don't Expect a Giving Boom

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The stock-market rally in the final stretch of 2023 left foundations with $1.48 By Sara Herschander The stock market rally in the final stretch of 2023 left foundations with $1.48 trillion in assets. trillion in assets.

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Foundations Gave $97.5 Billion Last Year as Assets Hit Record Highs

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Stocks boosted foundation wealth to $1.5 By Sara Herschander Getty Images The increase comes after a blockbuster year for the stock market, which defied gloomy predictions, and to an influx of large donations. trillion in 2023, while giving grew more modestly, says a new estimate.

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Grant Seekers May Benefit as Wealthy People Put More Money Into Their Foundations

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The new finding comes as the impact of market losses suggests giving increases will be modest in 2023. By Yesica Balderrama Foundation giving is likely to rise by 2 percent this year, to $95 billion, according to a new estimate by FoundationMark.

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New Data: Foundation Portfolios Gained $230 Billion

The NonProfit Times

foundation portfolios grew more than 17%, or $230 billion, during the period covering all of 2023 (11% growth) and the first quarter of this year (6% growth) to reach a record high of $1.55 The growth came even as foundation grantmaking during the same period totaled more than $400 billion, the data showed. billion) to $97.9

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How inflation affects foundation grantmaking decisions

Candid

With these challenges at play, how did inflation affect foundation giving decisions in 2022 and beyond? Last month, Candid published results from the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, an annual survey of large U.S. private and community foundations. Here’s what we found. We added 8% to each grant award.”

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2021 Marketer of the Year: Nicole Williams

NonProfit PRO

Instead of marketing resources being devoted to an annual golf tournament, Nicole Williams, associate director of foundation relations and communications, pivoted the organization’s strategy and resources. That campaign earned her NonProfit PRO’s Marketer of the Year.

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Foundation giving and payout in 2022: What changed and what’s next?

Candid

private and community foundations to understand recent grantmaking trends and forecast where giving is headed. The Foundation Giving Forecast Survey provides timely estimates and helps inform the Giving USA annual report on philanthropy. Source: Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, 2017–2023. How did these factors affect U.S.