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FOUNDATION STATISTICS  

  RJM Advisors LLC collects statistics from recent studies and reports on charitable giving in the U.S. Please refer to the footnotes for original sources.
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Aggregate Fiscal Data of Foundations in the U.S., 2015
  • There were 86,203 US foundations in 2015 with a combined market value of $867 billion. Giving from foundations totals $62.8 billion.2
  • Independent foundations represented 92% of the total number of US foundations in 2015, 82% of the combined market value, and 70% of the total giving.2
  • Operating foundations represented 4% of the total number of US foundations in 2015, 5% of the combined market value, and 10% of the total giving.2
  • Corporate foundations represented 3% of the total number of US foundations in 2015, 3% of the combined market value, and 9% of the total giving.2
  • Community foundations represented 1% of the total number of US foundations in 2015, 10% of the combined market value, and 11% of the total giving.2
 
Only grantmaking operating foundations are included. For some operating foundations, total giving amount includes grants and program expenses; for others, total giving includes only grants. Most operating foundations' qualifying distributions are paid out of administration of operating programs and not for grants.
 

1 Giving USA 2020: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2019
2 The Foundation Center, 2014
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