The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A Year of Slower Growth

Foundation assets rose 4.6% in 2007, Chronicle study finds

By Sam Kean

Assets and giving at the nation's wealthiest foundations increased in 2007, a new Chronicle survey finds, but the outlook for 2008 and beyond is considerably gloomier, as the slumping stock market causes the endowments of many grant makers to shrink.

At the 122 foundations that reported data for...

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