I recently received a copy of a new publication from the Foundation Center, Philanthropy Annual: 2007 Review (complete document available as a free download). It’s a national overview of news and issues in the world of philanthropy during 2007. Of note for those of us in Minnesota:
- Brief note on retooled 990 (pg 8)
- Minnesotans highlighted in The Nonprofit Times 2007 Power & Influence Top 50 (pg 18-21)
- “5 Questions for…” posed to Ron McKinley, project director for the Kellogg Action Lab (pg 41-43)
Of particular interest to me: a section presenting research on grantmaking trends in 2005, the most recent year that data is available. (Both the Foundation Center and MCF are currently working on 2006 data.) It’s always interesting to see how other organizations present their research and consider how we present our own data. Foundations in Minnesota get a call-out in the tables of top foundations by grants and assets by state (pg 69), similar to our top rankings. You may notice differences in their tables compared to ours; we include corporate giving in the total grants paid amount and have a longer list of community foundations in the state.
Join the conversation: What caught your interest in Philanthropy Annual: 2007 Review?
- Anne Graham, MCF’s information services and database assistant
