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2021 Donor Advised Funds Report
This report examines data from 976 charitable organizations which sponsor donor-advised funds (DAFs). The results show increases in every key metric for the eleventh consecutive year.
Foundations Respond to Crisis: Lasting Change?
Foundation leaders report that their foundations are now working differently than they were in early 2020 — and that they plan to continue most of these changes in a post-pandemic future.
CMF Community Foundation Databook
This databook provides a snapshot of Michigan community foundations for benchmarking and storytelling.
Partnering with Community for Better Philanthropy
This report examines the unique context of national and large foundations, including the ways in which their size, scale, and orientation pose challenges and create opportunities for meaningful partnership with communities in foundation decision-making.
2021 Midwest Grantmaker Salary, Benefits, & Demographics Report
This report provides salary, benefits, and demographic data for staff at Midwest foundations.
Kids Count National Databook 2021
The Michigan League for Public Policy's (MLPP) Kids Count in Michigan Data Book explores state and county outcomes in four domains of child well-being: family and community, economic security, education, and health and safety.
Analysis of Donor Advised Funds from a Community Foundation Perspective
This is an in-depth analysis of donor-advised funds from a Community Foundation perspective.
ALICE Report: Michigan
This update of the ALICE Report for Michigan provides the most comprehensive look at the population called ALICE — an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed.
Options for Your Financial Giving
Individuals, families, and companies regularly reach out to CMF to learn how they can give back to their communities through philanthropy.
CMF Form 990
As a 501c(3) nonprofit organization, the Form 990 for the Council of Michigan Foundations is available online through Guidestar.
Women Give 2021
This report examines how households make charitable decisions. The report analyzes the first new data on this topic in 15 years, and finds that household giving dynamics are changing, with fewer couples making decisions jointly.
Navigating Scholarships and Grants to Individuals
This document is a reference tool for those who are considering establishing a scholarship program or other grantmaking program that benefits individuals.