| 1990 | 1995 | 1997 | 1998 | | Foundations--Number and Finances by Asset Size1 | | | | | | $1,000,000-$4,999,999 | Assets2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 6.5 | | Total | | 16,878 | 21,738 | 25,091 | | Expenditures2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 9.6 | | Total | | 1,711 | 2,025 | 2,312 | | Gifts Received2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 12.5 | | Total | | 1,561 | 2,126 | 2,823 | | Grants2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 9.9 | | Total | | 1,434 | 1,686 | 1,928 | | Number | Percent Distribution | | | | 23.9 | | Total | | 7,560 | 9,643 | 11,216 | | $10,000,000-$49,999,999 | Assets2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 15.5 | | Total | | 37,562 | 51,459 | 59,493 | | Expenditures2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 18.5 | | Total | | 3,018 | 3,815 | 4,480 | | Gifts Received2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 17.9 | | Total | | 2,539 | 3,706 | 4,033 | | Grants2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 18.6 | | Total | | 2,443 | 3,131 | 3,612 | | Number | Percent Distribution | | | | 6.0 | | Total | | 1,791 | 2,439 | 2,820 | | $100,000-$249,999 | Assets2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 0.3 | | Total | | 1,072 | 1,087 | 1,079 | | Expenditures2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 1.3 | | Total | | 235 | 290 | 309 | | Gifts Received2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 1.1 | | Total | | 201 | 265 | 251 | | Grants2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 1.4 | | Total | | 203 | 227 | 269 | | Number | Percent Distribution | | | | 13.8 | | Total | | 6,539 | 6,553 | 6,479 | | $100,000,000-$249,999,999 | Assets2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 11.3 | | Total | | 25,889 | 35,608 | 43,524 | | Expenditures2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 11.2 | | Total | | 1,628 | 2,084 | 2,714 | | Gifts Received2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 10.9 | | Total | | 1,339 | 1,687 | 2,460 | | Grants2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 11.1 | | Total | | 1,302 | 1,644 | 2,167 | | Number | Percent Distribution | | | | 0.6 | | Total | | 169 | 227 | 286 | | $250,000-$499,999 | Assets2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 0.6 | | Total | | 1,895 | 2,066 | 2,142 | | Expenditures2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 1.5 | | Total | | 290 | 328 | 367 | | Gifts Received2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 1.5 | | Total | | 262 | 335 | 343 | | Grants2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 1.6 | | Total | | 243 | 276 | 306 | | Number | Percent Distribution | | | | 12.6 | | Total | | 5,258 | 5,701 | 5,914 | | $250,000,000 Or More | Assets2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 51.9 | | Total | | 108,898 | 170,728 | 199,761 | | Expenditures2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 38.2 | | Total | | 4,988 | 7,518 | 9,247 | | Gifts Received2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 35.6 | | Total | | 1,852 | 3,724 | 8,033 | | Grants2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 37.4 | | Total | | 3,936 | 5,743 | 7,279 | | Number | Percent Distribution | | | | 0.4 | | Total | | 118 | 165 | 190 | | $5,000,000-$9,999,999 | Assets2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 4.8 | | Total | | 11,873 | 15,742 | 18,512 | | Expenditures2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 6.5 | | Total | | 1,028 | 1,266 | 1,570 | | Gifts Received2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 8.1 | | Total | | 918 | 1,281 | 1,821 | | Grants2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 6.5 | | Total | | 851 | 1,007 | 1,255 | | Number | Percent Distribution | | | | 5.6 | | Total | | 1,686 | 2,236 | 2,637 | | 50,000- 99,999 | Assets2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 0.1 | | Total | | 260 | 249 | 245 | | Expenditures2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 0.7 | | Total | | 119 | 131 | 169 | | Gifts Received2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 0.5 | | Total | | 90 | 102 | 109 | | Grants2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 0.8 | | Total | | 103 | 112 | 149 | | Number | Percent Distribution | | | | 7.1 | | Total | | 3,554 | 3,414 | 3,335 | | $50,000,000-$99,999,999 | Assets2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 8.0 | | Total | | 18,776 | 27,067 | 30,688 | | Expenditures2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 8.3 | | Total | | 1,363 | 1,678 | 2,019 | | Gifts Received2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 8.0 | | Total | | 886 | 1,758 | 1,798 | | Grants2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 8.3 | | Total | | 1,102 | 1,356 | 1,607 | | Number | Percent Distribution | | | | 0.9 | | Total | | 269 | 385 | 435 | | $500,000-$999,999 | Assets2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 1.1 | | Total | | 3,484 | 4,033 | 4,390 | | Expenditures2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 2.5 | | Total | | 405 | 470 | 598 | | Gifts Received2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 2.5 | | Total | | 362 | 504 | 568 | | Grants2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 2.5 | | Total | | 342 | 392 | 492 | | Number | Percent Distribution | | | | 13.0 | | Total | | 4,898 | 5,644 | 6,107 | | Assets2 | Total | Percent Distribution | | | | 100.0 | | Total | | 226,736 | 329,910 | 385,052 | | Expenditures2 | Total | Percent Distribution | | | | 100.0 | | Total | | 15,115 | 20,049 | 24,211 | | Gifts Received2 | Total | Percent Distribution | | | | 100.0 | | Total | | 10,261 | 15,833 | 22,574 | | Grants2 | Total | Percent Distribution | | | | 100.0 | | Total | | 12,262 | 15,985 | 19,457 | | Under $50,000 | Assets2 | Percent Distribution | | | | (Z)3 | | Total | | 148 | 134 | 127 | | Expenditures2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 1.8 | | Total | | 331 | 444 | 427 | | Gifts Received2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 1.5 | | Total | | 251 | 345 | 336 | | Grants2 | Percent Distribution | | | | 1.9 | | Total | | 303 | 413 | 392 | | Number | Percent Distribution | | | | 15.8 | | Total | | 8,298 | 7,739 | 7,413 | | Total | Number | Percent Distribution | | | | 100.0 | | Total | | 40,140 | 44,146 | 46,832 | | 1989-1990 | 1994-1995 | 1996-1997 | 1997-1998 | | | | | | | | $1,000,000-$4,999,999 | Assets2 | Total | 11,722 | | | | | Expenditures2 | Total | 1,317 | | | | | Gifts Received2 | Total | 1,067 | | | | | Grants2 | Total | 1,149 | | | | | Number | Total | 5,326 | | | | | $10,000,000-$49,999,999 | Assets2 | Total | 24,998 | | | | | Expenditures2 | Total | 2,066 | | | | | Gifts Received2 | Total | 1,245 | | | | | Grants2 | Total | 1,735 | | | | | Number | Total | 1,217 | | | | | $100,000-$249,999 | Assets2 | Total | 888 | | | | | Expenditures2 | Total | 230 | | | | | Gifts Received2 | Total | 142 | | | | | Grants2 | Total | 203 | | | | | Number | Total | 5,411 | | | | | $100,000,000-$249,999,999 | Assets2 | Total | 17,276 | | | | | Expenditures2 | Total | 1,177 | | | | | Gifts Received2 | Total | 522 | | | | | Grants2 | Total | 903 | | | | | Number | Total | 111 | | | | | $250,000-$499,999 | Assets2 | Total | 1,459 | | | | | Expenditures2 | Total | 251 | | | | | Gifts Received2 | Total | 186 | | | | | Grants2 | Total | 221 | | | | | Number | Total | 4,072 | | | | | $250,000,000 Or More | Assets2 | Total | 61,153 | | | | | Expenditures2 | Total | 2,891 | | | | | Gifts Received2 | Total | 209 | | | | | Grants2 | Total | 2,381 | | | | | Number | Total | 71 | | | | | $5,000,000-$9,999,999 | Assets2 | Total | 8,360 | | | | | Expenditures2 | Total | 734 | | | | | Gifts Received2 | Total | 650 | | | | | Grants2 | Total | 623 | | | | | Number | Total | 1,187 | | | | | 50,000- 99,999 | Assets2 | Total | 254 | | | | | Expenditures2 | Total | 109 | | | | | Gifts Received2 | Total | 82 | | | | | Grants2 | Total | 100 | | | | | Number | Total | 3,462 | | | | | $50,000,000-$99,999,999 | Assets2 | Total | 13,667 | | | | | Expenditures2 | Total | 993 | | | | | Gifts Received2 | Total | 433 | | | | | Grants2 | Total | 822 | | | | | Number | Total | 194 | | | | | $500,000-$999,999 | Assets2 | Total | 2,575 | | | | | Expenditures2 | Total | 356 | | | | | Gifts Received2 | Total | 246 | | | | | Grants2 | Total | 309 | | | | | Number | Total | 3,618 | | | | | Assets2 | Total | Total | 142,494 | | | | | Expenditures2 | Total | Total | 10,370 | | | | | Gifts Received2 | Total | Total | 4,972 | | | | | Grants2 | Total | Total | 8,672 | | | | | Under $50,000 | Assets2 | Total | 141 | | | | | Expenditures2 | Total | 246 | | | | | Gifts Received2 | Total | 188 | | | | | Grants2 | Total | 227 | | | | | Number | Total | 7,732 | | | | | Total | Number | Total | 32,401 | | | |
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| Footnotes | | 1 Quantities in millions. | | 2 (Millions of dollars) | | 3 Less than .05 percent. |
| Source | The Foundation Center, New York, NY, through 1990, National Data Book of Foundations, annual; beginning 1990-91, Guide to U.S. Foundations, annual. <http://www.fdncenter.org/> |
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