2013 Foundation Source Annual Report on Private Foundations

Private foundations with less than $50 million in assets account for 98% of the approximately 86,000 foundations in the United States; however, data about this “super majority” is scant because most private foundation research looks only at the wealthiest grantmaking philanthropies.

Foundation Source’s 2013 Annual Report on Private Foundations provides a first look into the 2012 investment and grantmaking performance of private foundations with less than $50 million in assets. It is based on the actual transactions of 732 Foundation Source clients between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2012.