foundation grants – ls&a strategies
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Foundation Grants – LS&A Strategies. Maureen S. Martin Senior Director, Foundation Relations Office of University Development November 17, 2010. Agenda – November 17, 2010. Introduction – definitions & quick overview What are independent foundations? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
FOUNDATION GRANTS –LS&A STRATEGIES
Maureen S. MartinSenior Director, Foundation Relations Office of University DevelopmentNovember 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 FoundationFord FoundationBill & Melinda Gates FoundationJames S. McDonnell FoundationWm & Flora Hewlett FoundationFreeman FoundationAndrew W. Mellon FoundationJohn A. Hartford FoundationJohn D. & Catherine T. MacArthur
FoundationW. K. Kellogg Foundation
Foundation Center
Rockefeller FoundationCarnegie Corporation David & Lucile Packard FoundationAnnie E. Casey FoundationAlfred P. Sloan FoundationLynde & Harry Bradley FoundationSusan Thompson Buffett FoundationRobert Wood Johnson FoundationSarah Scaife FoundationHenry Luce FoundationCharles 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 - POTENTIALInternational Program
Conservation & 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 - POTENTIALGlobal
Development Agricultural Develop
ment Emergency Respons
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Financial Services for the Poor
Global Libraries Urban Poverty Water, Sanitation, &
Hygiene
Global Health Diarrhea HIV/AIDS Malaria Maternal, Newborn, & Chil
d 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, raceKresge Foundation - Detroit, health, accessC. S. Mott Foundation - Flint, river ecosystems Skillman Foundation - Detroit, neighborhoodsMcGregor Fund - Detroit, human servicesErb Family Foundation - Detroit, rivers, climateNew 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