MacArthur selected a set of 14 funders to create a smaller comparison group that more closely resembles MacArthur in scale and scope.
Custom Cohort |
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
Carnegie Corporation of New York |
Ford Foundation |
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation |
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation |
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation |
Margaret A. Cargill Foundation |
Open Society Foundations |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation |
The Rockefeller Foundation |
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation |
W.K. Kellogg Foundation |
CEP also included 16 standard cohorts to allow for comparisons to a variety of different types of funders.
Cohort Name | Count | Description |
Small Grant Providers | 35 | Funders with median grant size of $20K or less |
Large Grant Providers | 82 | Funders with median grant size of $200K or more |
High Touch Funders | 34 | Funders for which a majority of grantees report having contact with their primary contact monthly or more often |
Intensive Non-Monetary Assistance Providers | 32 | Funders that provide at least 30% of grantees with comprehensive or field-focused assistance as defined by CEP |
Invitation-Only Grantmakers | 71 | Funders that make at least 90% of grants by invitation only |
Responsive Grantmakers | 88 | Funders that make at most 10% of grants by invitation only |
International Funders | 48 | Funders that fund outside of their own country |
European Funders | 25 | Funders that are headquartered in Europe |
Cohort Name | Count | Description |
Funders Giving Less Than $5 Million | 52 | Funders with annual giving of less than $5 million |
Funders Giving $50 Million or More | 59 | Funders with annual giving of $50 million or more |
Cohort Name | Count | Description |
Private Foundations | 145 | All private foundations in the GPR dataset |
Family Foundations | 69 | All family foundations in the GPR dataset |
Community Foundations | 33 | All community foundations in the GPR dataset |
Health Conversion Foundations | 29 | All health conversation foundations in the GPR dataset |
Corporate Foundations | 17 | All corporate foundations in the GPR dataset |
Cohort Name | Count | Description |
Funders Outside the United States | 29 | Funders that are primarily based outside the United States |
Recently Established Foundations | 67 | Funders that were established in 2000 or later |