The Foundation Center welcomes Bradford K. Smith as our new president, effective October 1. Most recently president of the Oak Foundation in Geneva, Smith brings decades of experience in the nonprofit sector in the U.S. and around the world.
According to the new report, assets held by Georgia foundations increased by 30 percent — from $8.8 billion to $11.5 billion — between 2001 and 2006. The report also shows that during this same five-year period, the most recent years for which complete data is available, foundation giving rose just one percent, from $727 million to $736 million.
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Spotlight on Funding for the Environment
and Animals in Georgia
Foundation giving to Georgia recipients for the environment and animals totaled $32.2 million in 2006, according to Spotlight on Funding for the Environment and Animals in Georgia. This report includes the preferred categories and types of support of larger U.S. foundations, based on their 2006 giving, along with that year's top recipients and funders in Georgia for the environment and animals.
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