DOI
10.9707/1944-5660.1313
Key Points
The article challenges the perception among some in the field of community and economic development that small and socioeconomically distressed metro areas do not attract a proportional share of grant capital from the nation’s largest foundations.
The analysis presented in this article reviewed nearly 169,000 community and economic development grants made by the largest foundations between 2008 and 2013 to identify metro- area characteristics that are associated with higher levels of grant receipt.
The density of nonprofit organizations and the presence of large, local foundations are shown to be consistently significant predictors of grant receipt. After controlling for these and other factors, the analysis indicates that, compared with smaller metro areas, more populous ones receive a greater level of grant capital from the largest foundations. Contrary to expectations, the same is true for places with higher poverty rates.
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Recommended Citation
Wardrip, K., Lambe, W., & Zeeuw, M. d. (2016). Following the Money: An Analysis of Foundation Grantmaking for Community and Economic Development. The Foundation Review, 8(3). https://doi.org/10.9707/1944-5660.1313
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