The National Center for Family Philanthropy recently released Trends 2020 which details the results of the second national benchmark survey of family foundations.

According to NCFP’s website, “Trends 2020 includes new questions relevant to ongoing changes in the field including issues of equity, place-based giving, transparency, the role of the donor, and the question of spend down versus perpetuity.” 

Key takeaways:

• 81% of older family foundations (those established before 1970) focus their grantmaking geographically, while 82% of newer family foundations (established since 2010) focus