This resource – the only one of its kind for foundations operating with few or no staff – offers key industry benchmarks, along with data on the evolution of lean foundations.

Based on our annual survey of foundation members, this report offers critical insight into the grantmaking, operations, and management of foundations with few or no staff. It also highlights the practices of our expansive philanthropic leadership network, including:

• How the diversity of a foundation board affects its views on racial equity
• Changes in staff compensation
• The top challenges foundations face
• How foundations assess their impact
• The influence of mission investing on returns