This 2008 report is the first study commissioned by Northern California Grantmakers, Southern California Grantmakers, and San Diego Grantmakers to provide an overview of diversity in philanthropy in California. This report provides analysis of grantmaking by 50 of the state’s largest independent. This study highlights the challenges associated with assessing the extent to which large […]
This 2009 report is the second study by the Foundation Center commissioned by Northern California Grantmakers, Southern California Grantmakers, and San Diego Grantmakers to provide an overview of diversity in philanthropy in California. The findings from this study suggest that the surveyed foundations have taken some important steps but more work is needed to address […]
This 2009 report by the Foundation Center provides an assessment of the diversity of the foundations and nonprofits in the New York City area. There are two studies, the first surveyed members of Philanthropy New York to gather data on staff and board diversity and on foundation practices related to diversity in grantmaking. The second […]
This 2004 report by Will Pittz and Rinku Sen at the Applied Research Center provides an assessment into the ways foundations have supported organizations that promote justice and equity for communities of color. The first section of the report analyzes the available data on giving to communities of color and to civil rights and social […]
This 2008 article written by Karen Zelermyer, for the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity makes the case for diversity-related data collection on grantmaking as a means toward redressing inequities in philanthropy.
