March 21, 2010
How The Chronicle’s Annual Survey of Big Grant Makers Was Compiled
The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s 18th annual survey of the nation’s largest private foundations examined financial information from 181 grant makers.
Of those, 89 completed a questionnaire The Chronicle sent them. Information on the other foundations came from their informational tax returns, which federal law requires them to make public.
In 2009 combined assets at 80 foundations that provided two years of data topped $153-billion, up 5 percent
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