Skip navigation

One Size Doesn't Fit All

Most grant-making foundations in the United States operate on very modest budgets, are largely unstaffed and are run by unpaid trustees. But that's where their similarities end. A fierce, slow-motion debate has been raging about how much is appropriate for them to spend on staff, overheads, trustees, and administrative expenses. To underscore how dissimilar the spending needs of similar-sized foundations

Most grant-making foundations in the United States operate on very modest budgets, are largely unstaffed and are run by unpaid trustees. But that's where their similarities end. A fierce, slow-motion debate has been raging about how much is appropriate for them to spend on staff, overheads, trustees, and administrative expenses. To underscore how dissimilar the spending needs of similar-sized foundations can be, a new report was released on Feb. 3 that “cautions against the ‘one size fits all

All access premium subscription

Please Log in if you are currently a Trusts & Estates subscriber.


If you are interested in becoming a subscriber with unlimited article access, please select Subscription Options below.


Questions about your account or how to access content?


Contact: [email protected]

Hide comments

Comments

  • Allowed HTML tags: <em> <strong> <blockquote> <br> <p>

Plain text

  • No HTML tags allowed.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
Publish