Executive Summary

The following summary highlights key findings about grantees' perceptions of Rogers Family Foundation compared to other foundations whose grantees CEP has surveyed.

Throughout this report, results are described as 'more positive' when an average rating is higher than that of 65 percent of funders in CEP's dataset, and 'less positive' when a rating is lower than that of 65 percent of funders. 

Compared to grantees of the typical funder, Rogers grantees in 2014 have:

more positive perceptions regarding the Foundation's:

• Impact on their fields
• Impact on their local communities
• Relationships with grantees
• Reporting/evaluation process

similarly positive perceptions regarding the Foundation's:

• Impact on their organizations

less positive perceptions regarding the Foundation's:

• Selection process