FOUNDATION GRANTS –LS&A STRATEGIES

Maureen S. Martin

Senior Director, Foundation Relations

Office of University Development

November 17, 2010

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AGENDA – NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Introduction – definitions & quick overview What are independent foundations? Role of foundations in philanthropy in the US Role of foundations in giving at U-M

What foundations might fund Top foundation funders to LSA Top prospects Foundation agendas & rhetoric

Identifying opportunities & next steps Foundation Center – strategic use Other resources to call upon

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FOUNDATIONS – SOME BASICS What is an independent foundation?

Private charity established to make grants that meet a mission created in the chartering

Distinctions between independent, corporate, community and operating foundations

Internal U-M distinctions between professional and family independent foundations

Why do I care? Foundations accounted for $38 billion in giving in

2009 – much of that to higher education At U-M, in fiscal 2010, foundations provided

some $40 million (nearly half of that in sponsored projects).

On average, 2.3% of research expenditures at U-M are funded by independent foundations.

2009 US CHARITABLE GIVING TOTAL = $303.75 BILLION

TYPES OF RECIPIENTS OF CONTRIBUTIONS, 2009 TOTAL = $303.75 BILLION

AT U-M, FOUNDATION GIFTS AND GRANTS ARE 15% OF PRIVATE FUNDS RECEIVED

$32.1Realized Bequests

(13%)

$151.8Living

Individuals(59%)

$18.2Corporations

(7%)

$38.1 Foundations (15%) $15.3

Associations/Others(6%)

Dollar Amounts in Millions

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FY2009 FY2010$0.00

$10,000,000.00

$20,000,000.00

$30,000,000.00

$40,000,000.00

$50,000,000.00

$19.46 (38%) $15.22 (40%)

$2.07 (4%)

$5.03 (13%)

$5.60 (11%)

$2.72 (7%)

$12.60 (24%)

$2.44 (6%)

$11.74 (23%)

$12.74 (33%) OtherPublic HealthRackhamISRMedical

FOUNDATION GIVING AT U-M

Total Gifts 7

UM: TOP 10 FOUNDATION DONORS IN FY10

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation $5,749,653

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $5,137,499

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation $2,410,000

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation $1,520,000

The Simons Foundation $1,451,885

The Carls Foundation $1,418,747

W.K. Kellogg Foundation $1,113,173

Wallace H. Coulter Foundation $1,000,000

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society $ 862,695

Prostate Cancer Foundation $ 683,100

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TOP FOUNDATION DONORS TO LSA 2006- PRESENT (CUMULATIVE) (italic = Social Sciences)

Ford Foundation 1,350,000

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 1,014,536

James S. McDonnell Foundation 850,513

David and Lucile Packard Foundation 745,000

William T. Grant Foundation 605,419

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 519,400

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

420,000

The Korea Foundation 353,625

Russell Sage Foundation 272,113

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund 209,712

SLOAN FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIPS – UM $50K AWARDS. DEPT CHAIRS MAY NOMINATE 3 SCHOLARS/YEAR.

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FOUNDATIONS WITH SOCIAL SCIENCE FUNDING INTERESTS

The Starr Foundation

Ford Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

James S. McDonnell Foundation

Wm & Flora Hewlett Foundation

Freeman Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

John A. Hartford Foundation

John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

W. K. Kellogg Foundation

Foundation Center

Rockefeller Foundation

Carnegie Corporation

David & Lucile Packard Foundation

Annie E. Casey Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation

Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Sarah Scaife Foundation

Henry Luce Foundation

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

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SO WHAT…. STEPS TO TAKE

Check Foundation Center online Grants, first Grantmakers, second

Check SAW On campus relationships Current scale of support

Check foundation website and links to 990s Priorities Language, philosophy Scale of giving Process – RFPs, Deadlines, LOIs

Or ask us….

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MACARTHUR FOUNDATION - POTENTIAL

International ProgramConservation & Sustainable Development

Global Migration & Human Mobility

Higher Education in Russia & Nigeria Human Rights and International Justice

International Peace and Security

Population and Reproductive Health

Domestic ProgramAffordable HousingCommunity & Economic Development

Digital Media & Learning

Juvenile JusticeMental HealthPolicy ResearchProgram-Related Investments

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GATES FOUNDATION - POTENTIAL

Global Development

Agricultural Development

Emergency Response

Financial Services for the Poor

Global Libraries Urban Poverty Water, Sanitation, &

Hygiene 

Global Health Diarrhea HIV/AIDS Malaria Maternal, Newborn, & Chi

ld Health

Neglected Diseases Nutrition Pneumonia & Flu Polio Tobacco Tuberculosis Vaccines

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SARAH SCAIFE FOUNDATION – POTENTIAL?

“The Sarah Scaife Foundation’s grant program is primarily directed toward public policy programs that address major domestic and international issues. There are no geographical restrictions.”

So let’s lookhttp://fconline.foundationcenter.org/welcome.php?fpc=1

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SARAH SCAIFE FOUNDATION – POTENTIAL?

Year ended 12/31/09:

Assets: $243,990,427 (market value)

Total giving: $14,099,500

grants descriptions very weak – general operating support.

web site very weak – ‘horoscope’ description

MICHIGAN FOUNDATIONS OF INTEREST

W. K. Kellogg Foundation - children, poverty, race

Kresge Foundation - Detroit, health, access

C. S. Mott Foundation - Flint, river ecosystems

Skillman Foundation - Detroit, neighborhoods

McGregor Fund - Detroit, human services

Erb Family Foundation - Detroit, rivers, climate

New Economy Initiative (CFSEM) - entrepreneurship

Nearby: MacArthur, Joyce, Spencer 17

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HOW ARE FOUNDATIONS MOST DIFFERENT FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES?

Most are not “peer-reviewed”

Less work, quicker response

Average foundation grant is less than $100K – a niche, seed or supplemental source

Budgets are a bit differentlower, or no indirect cost recoverycan budget administrative and space costs

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KEY THEMES OF SOCIAL-JUSTICE FOUNDATION GRANTS (EG, FORD, KRESGE)

Focus on under-represented/under-resourced populations Access to college, jobs, healthcare, early childhood

education, self-determination, justice Long term partnerships – ‘engagement’

Some ability to bring a solution Commitment to solving a problem

“Sustainability” A vision of how this continues over the long haul (eg,

embedded in schools, or government support, or individual giving – or solves the problem in X years)

In other words – what is the foundation’s exit strategy

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KEY THEMES IN THE MATH/SCIENCE SPACES (EG, SLOAN, PACKARD)

Well written grant proposals matter – This work is put in the context of the field Articulates *why* the work is creative and

unusual Offers ‘lay’ explanation before the deep science

References are high caliber

Plays to investigator’s and UM’s strong suits – *why* this investigator *why* Michigan (legacy, mentor, environment,

or…)

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WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOUR DEPARTMENTS?

Advise you and your faculty on potential foundation funders for your research

Read and edit drafts

Advise on scale and fit

Notify you when opportunities arise that match interests

How else can we help?

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CONCLUDING THOUGHTS ON THE FOUNDATION ‘APPROACH’

• There is a role for foundations in your departments.

• This skill set will be useful in the private and the public sectors.

• New focus at OUD and OVPR in increasing our foundation funded research

• Resources are available to you – call us• Library and DRDA support

• Julie Feldkamp, Foundation’s Project Representative• Karen Downing, Grant Seeking Databases, Harlan Hatcher Library

• Maureen Martin & Ann Verhey-Henke • Office of University Development, Foundation Relations

• Peggy Westrick, LSA, Research Administration