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5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs

Candid

Little has been known about how philanthropy has—or hasn’t—supported them, until now. Candid and ABFE partnered to create and publish Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. By comparison, funding to HBCUs averaged $61 million from 2015 through 2019.

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A crash course on trends analysis using Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set 

Candid

In comparison, our Foundation 1000 data set is limited to grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a set of 1,000 of the largest U.S. The value of known transactions may not always equal reported total giving. These facets are captured in Candid’s Philanthropy Classification System. What is the Foundation 1000? Pledges are excluded.

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Upturn In Trust For Nonprofits, Softness In The Numbers

The NonProfit Times

The other categories were high net worth individuals (-15%) nonprofits (-2%) and corporate philanthropy (-2%). In comparison, 40% said large businesses were more likely to make things worse, 59% said the federal government would make things worse and 60% indicated the media would make things worse.

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

Earlier this month, Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released the eighth edition of our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report. philanthropy,?analyzing?funding We invite you to dive into key findings from the report and explore granular data on our funding map. .

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

Candid

Self-examination was the zeitgeist of philanthropy in 2021. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Data Handling, Overview, Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting (4 percent). We reflected. We adapted. We listened to the "rising voices of the people we serve" as a foundation staffer framed it recently.

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Foundation giving and payout: what changed in 2021?

Candid

Here are some highlights from what we learned, followed by more in-depth analysis: . Comparisons of FYE 2020 and FYE 2021 giving are unadjusted for inflation.) Just over half (53%) of all surveyed foundations increased their giving in FYE 2021 compared to FYE 2020, and about a quarter (28%) reported declines in giving.

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The 990: From Compliance to Communication 

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Here at Candid, we’ve been tracking those statistics for the last 12 years as part of our GlassPockets initiative to champion greater transparency in philanthropy. Once consumed, the data can be used to build statistical analyses , make comparisons, and draw conclusions, all without ever needing to speak with anyone from the foundation.