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This report presents the full range of study findings, which are based on survey responses from 1,074 family foundations. 

This handbook is a practical tool that will help you think through the pros and cons, the ins and outs, and the nuts and bolts of developing and supporting a healthy giving circle.

A focus on racial equity can increase your effectiveness at every stage of the grant-making process.

Poorly managed transitions can erode organizational effectiveness and service quality, and even put a nonprofit out of business.

Questions about how much U.S. grantmaking foundations spend on staff, trustees, overhead, and other administrative expenses—and how much is appropriate to spend—are at the forefront of current debates on foundation practices.

If knowledge alone was enough to inspire action, the world would already be a better place. Real change requires action, and the key to moving people from knowledge to action is persuasion.

Topics covered include definitions of self-dealing and a disqualified person; most common problem areas; penalties for violations; exceptions; recommended steps for foundations in handling self-dealing issues; and additional resources.

Produced in conjunction with BoardSource, this guide has been designed to help board members and foundation managers in defining conflicts of interest, identifying prohibited transactions and developing a conflict-of-interest policy.

In a Comprehensive Fiscal Sponsorship Relationship, the fiscally sponsored project becomes a program of the fiscal sponsor and is a fully integrated part of the fiscal sponsor who maintains all legal and fiduciary responsibility for the sponsored project, its employees, and activities.