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GRANTMAKING BY SUPPORT TYPE
The following section describes trends and patterns in grantmaking by support type for the Giving in Minnesota sample of the largest 100 grantmakers in the state by grants paid. As in the case of geographic service area and intended beneficiary, the Council applies the Grant Classification System (GCS) to code support type. The Council only codes support types that are articulated clearly in the grant description. In 2005, the Council was able to code 81 percent of the Giving in Minnesota sample's grants by support type.
GRANTMAKING TRENDS BY
SUPPORT TYPE
The 2005 grantmaking by the funders in the Giving in Minnesota sample continued some long-term trends and patterns in the types of support that they provide to organizations, but also included some shifts (see Table 39), including the following trends:
Most grants are for Program Support. For the third consecutive year, Minnesota grantmakers devoted the largest share of their grant dollars for Program Support (51 percent), followed by General Support (25 percent) and Capital Support (14 percent). Between 2004 and 2005, the state's grant dollars increased for Program Support and decreased for General Support and Capital Support.
Drop in General/Operating Support, Capital Campaign Funding. 2005 saw notable drops in funding for both General/Operating Support and Capital Campaigns. The share of Minnesota grant dollars for General/Operating Support declined 4 percentage points between 2004 and 2005, from 25 percent to 21 percent, while the share for Capital Campaigns dropped 3 percentage points, from 12 percent to 9 percent.
SUPPORT TYPE FUNDING BY
GRANTMAKER TYPE
For the third consecutive year, each grantmaker type gave its largest share of 2005 grant dollars to fund Program Support, followed by General Support and Capital Support. However, 2005 saw some notable differences and shifts in the types of funding that each grantmaker type provided (see Table 40).
Private Foundations
Private Foundations substantially increased their funding of Program Support in 2005, devoting more than half (51 percent) of their grantmaking for this type of support, up from 41 percent in 2004. Private foundations had a corresponding drop in their funding of General Support and Capital Support, which both declined by 5 percentage points between 2004 and 2005. In particular, private foundations decreased their support for capital campaigns by nearly half, dropping from 14.5 percent of their grant dollars in 2004 to just 7.4 percent in 2005. On the positive side, they increased their share of grant dollars for Student Aid Funds from 7 percent in 2004 to 9 percent in 2005.
Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs
Corporate foundations and giving programs were the only grantmaker type that increased their share of grant dollars for Capital Support between 2004 and 2005, from 10 percent to 15 percent. However, corporate grantmakers decreased their funding of General Support, and in particular their share of grant dollars for General/Operating Support dropped from 20 percent in 2004 to 17 percent in 2005. They were also the only grantmaker type to see their share of grant dollars decline for both Program Support and Student Aid Funds.
Community/Public Foundations
Community/public foundations bolstered their share of giving for Program Support, with an increase from 42 percent in 2004 to 48 percent in 2005. However, their share of 2005 grant dollars for Capital Support and General Support declined by 6 percentage points and 2 percentage points, respectively, although they posted the smallest drop in General/Operating Support of the three grantmaker types. Community/public foundations increased support for Student Aid Funds from 4 percent of grant dollars in 2004 to 6 percent in 2005.
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About This Report
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The Minnesota Council on Foundations produces
Giving in Minnesota to provide a comprehensive analysis of the trends and patterns of giving by organized philanthropy in the state.
This report provides an overview of giving by Minnesota foundations and corporations domestically and internationally, as well as giving by individual Minnesotans. The report also provides an in-depth analysis of the Giving in Minnesota sample of the largest Minnesota foundations and corporations by subject area, geographic area, intended beneficiary and support type.
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