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2018 Community Foundation Databook

CMF has released the 2018 Community Foundation Databook which examines assets, grants, gifts, finance and operations, and program- and mission-related investments among Michigan community foundations.

CMF has released the 2018 Community Foundation Databook which examines assets, grants, gifts, finance and operations, and program- and mission-related investments among Michigan community foundations.

The databook is the most comprehensive statewide analysis of community foundations in the field. This year, about 91 percent of community foundations in the state participated in the annual survey.

Key takeaways:

  • Education and instruction (non-scholarships) remains the top-ranking annual grant category awarded by community foundations, totaling $38.5 million.

  • Community foundation assets have grown to $4 billion, up from $3 billion in the 2014 databook.

  • About 47 percent of gifts received by participating community foundations were made online.

  • 25 percent of community foundations who responded to the survey say they engage in program-related investments, with 12 percent completing mission-related investments (MRIs).

  • Of those community foundations working in MRIs, 84 percent of MRIs were investments in a specific project in the community to support economic development.

Check out the 2018 Community Foundation Databook. 

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