May 27, 2012
Inside the Big Donor-Advised Funds
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
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Assets and Giving in 2011
Total assets of all donor-advised funds at the organization: $941.6-million (-3.7% change from 2010)
Total amount donors contributed to their funds: $166.2-million (-23.5%)
Total sum donors channeled to charity from their funds: $181.5-million (-20.8%)
Number of funds: 996 (+10.4%)
About the Organization’s Funds
Average amount in each fund: $945,366 (-12.8%)
Minimum amount a donor must supply to open a fund: $10,000
Minimum a donor must give each time he or she adds to the fund: No minimum
Fees: 1% on first $3 million of assets; 0.75% on assets up to $10 million; 0.5% on assets up to $25 million.
Contributions to Charities
Accepts grant applications: Yes
Grant recipients, a sampling:
- Cape May Stage, Cape May, N.J. -- $2,700
- Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Smithtown, N.Y. -- $500
- Give2Asia, San Francisco -- $189,458
- Room to Read, San Francisco -- $1.4-million
- Hawaii Community Foundation, Honolulu --$4.2-million
To see a full list of all contributions: A full list of grants made by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation is available online.
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