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Data Collected by CF Insights

All data collected by CF Insights is available to members as criteria with which to build peer groups and as the basis for over 60 on-demand reports.

Foundation Basics:

  • Fiscal Year End Date
  • Year Foundation Created
  • Staffing by Function
  • Strategic Operating Priorities
  • Affiliations with Other Foundations
  • Software Type Used
  • Engagement in the Following Areas:
    • Community Leadership
    • Fiscal Sponsorship/Fundraising
    • Fundraising for Operations
    • Nonprofit Resource Center
    • Services to Private Foundations
    • Special Initiatives

Geographic:

  • Urban vs. Rural
  • Population of Area Served
  • Geographic Area Served
  • State
  • Region

Assets and Funds:

  • Total Assets
  • Total Assets by Product Type
  • Total Number of Foundation Funds
  • Total Number of DAFs
  • Total Number of Funds Held at SOs
  • Total Number of SOs
  • Operating Endowment and Reserves

 

Expenses:

  • Total Operating Expenses
  • Special Initiative Operations Expenses
  • Operating Expenses as Percent of Assets

Contributions:

  • Total Foundation Contributions - $ and #
  • Total Contributions to DAFs - $ and #
  • Total Contributions to SOs - $ and #

Grants:

  • Total Foundation Grants - $ and #
  • Total Grants from DAFs - $ and #
  • Total Grants from SOs - $ and #

Activity-Based Costing Results:

  • Contributions/Subsidies by Product - $
  • Total Cost by Product - $
  • Total Cost by Activity Type - $

Administrative Fee Schedules:

CF Insights collects the following fee information by specific product and fund type.

  • Total Fees
  • Minimum Fees
  • Minimum Fund Balance

Investment Data from the COF Investment Survey:

The Council on Foundations provides CF Insights with the results of their annual and quarterly investment surveys.

  • Annualized Returns
  • Overall Allocation
  • Equity Allocation
  • Fixed Income Allocation
  • Alternate Allocation

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Core Resources

2008 Columbus Survey Results: Guideposts for Growth and Grantmaking
Learn about trends across the community foundation field for the Fiscal Year ending 2008.
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2009 Columbus Survey Results: Guideposts on the Path to Recovery
Learn about trends across the community foundation field for the Fiscal Year ending 2009.
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2010 Benchmarking Beyond Asset Size
How do you compare in 2010?
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2010 Columbus Survey Results: Guideposts Point to Growth
Learn about trends across the community foundation field for the Fiscal Year ending 2010.
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2011 Columbus Survey Results
What changes in assets, gifts, and grants did community foundations experience in 2011?
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Growing Smarter: Achieving Sustainability in Emerging Community Foundations
Learn about the importance of purposeful growth to achieve sustainability and mission-related goals.
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Seeking Shared Success: Business Model Innovation through Mergers, Affiliations, and Alliances
Do you want to know how a new structure can help your community foundation on the path to sustainable growth? Are you curious about the structural options available to help your foundation leverage expertise, promote philanthropy, and amplify community leadership and program strategy?
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Strengthening Community Foundations: Redefining the Opportunities
Findings and implications of FSG’s initial study in 2003 examining the economics and market dynamics of community foundations’ products and services.
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