Our Region, Our Giving 2010

Publication date:

July, 2010

This edition of Our Region, Our Giving includes the first look at how the recession impacted the region’s philanthropy in 2009, and comprehensive regional foundation data for 2008.

GIVING... In 2009, giving by foundations in the region declined by an estimated 9.6 percent, from $934.4 million to $844.3 million.
ASSETS... In 2009, the value of foundation assets in the Greater Washington region increased slightly, from $12.2 billion to an estimated $12.7 billion. This followed a 2008 asset decline of 8.4 percent.
LEADERS... In the latest complete tallies, The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region led the region in giving with nearly $90 million. Among corporate funders Safeway gave the most locally with $10.5 million. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation was the region’s largest non-operating foundation, with over $725 million in assets.