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CMF partnered with the research team at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Plante Moran Financial Advisors to update, deepen and expand critical research around the relationship between the mandated 5% payout rate and actual distribution rates of private foundations. 

This report examines 2015 through 2019 fiscal year data from 989 charities. For the tenth consecutive year, there was growth in donor-advised funds (DAFs) in every key metric.

A collection of sample fund agreements.

This report examines the state of practice in philanthropy regarding multi-year general operating support.

Economic development can be a challenge and in rural places there are unique factors that create both barriers and opportunities.

Community foundations invite donors and fundholders to respond to both immediate crises and our foundations' long-range leadership opportunities. We know how to bring the money in but how do we best steward, retain and advise those donors?

To highlight the current state of lean funder evaluation, this report provides an overview of the evaluation methods funders use most often. 

Learn key principles for supporting racial justice that you can apply to grantmaking and partnerships right now.

This publication offers an introduction to their demonstration projects and provides a glimpse of their early results. Moreover, their stories demonstrate the breadth of opportunities community foundations have to play a leadership role in the shift to clean energy in our state.

Learn about promising impact measurement practices and tools to help advance your foundation's and community's practice.

Community foundations are uniquely poised to support the leadership pipelines in their respective communities. Hear about what you need to consider as you start, refine or consider managing a leadership development program.

Family foundations offer some of the strongest values for philanthropic giving, and many of those values endure through generations of family involvement. What happens, though, when new generations want to alter the scope of family giving, or see different opportunities for focus areas?