March 18, 2012
How The Chronicle’s Survey of Grant Makers Was Compiled
The 20th annual Chronicle of Philanthropy survey of the nation’s largest foundations studied financial information from 174 of the largest grant makers in the United States.
Of those, 107 completed a Chronicle questionnaire, while information on 67 foundations that declined to participate came from their Form 990-PF’s, the tax return that grant makers file annually with the Internal Revenue Service and make available to the public.
The combined
