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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. The number of large foundations awarding grants to HBCUs also decreased during this time.

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Appeals Court Rules Funding Process A Contract, Not A Grant

The NonProfit Times

The judges also determined the rules of the granting process in Fearless Foundation’s “Fearless Strivers Grant Contest,” constituted a contract and were therefore subject to anti racial-discrimination statutes found in 42 U.S. Our grants are essential for some companies. The ruling from the U.S. Code § 1981.

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Philanthropy during COVID-19 in Brazil 

Candid

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. Brazil’s culture of giving and philanthropy has been growing since the 1980s.

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

Candid

philanthropy? The Foundation Giving Forecast Survey provides timely estimates and helps inform the Giving USA annual report on philanthropy. This 3% increase in grant dollars is much lower than the 12% annual increase in 2021 and 24% increase in 2020 (all figures are unadjusted for inflation).

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The 990: From Compliance to Communication 

sgEngage

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.

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

Candid

One of the most common reasons people analyze Candid’s grant data is to understand year-over-year giving trends in the sector. At Candid, we collect data on millions of grants and other transactions awarded by hundreds of thousands of funders across the globe. The value of known transactions may not always equal reported total giving.

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Foundation giving and payout: what changed in 2021?

Candid

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. We had a large influx of government funding in 2020 and 2021, which we granted out in those years.