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The Johnson Scholarship Foundation 2017 Grantee Perception Report - Public

Report Contents

  • Key Ratings Summary
    • Word Cloud
  • Survey Population
  • Comparative Cohorts
  • Grantmaking Characteristics
  • Impact on and Understanding of Grantees' Fields
    • Advancing Knowledge and Public Policy
  • Impact on and Understanding of Grantees' Local Communities
  • Impact on and Understanding of Grantees' Organizations
    • Grantee Challenges
  • Funder-Grantee Relationships
    • Quality of Interactions
    • Interaction Patterns
    • Contact Change and Site Visits
    • Foundation Communication
    • Communication Resources
    • Social Media
    • Funder Transparency
  • Beneficiary and Contextual Understanding
  • Grant Processes
    • Selection Process
    • Time Between Submission and Clear Commitment
    • Reporting and Evaluation Process
    • Reporting Process
    • Evaluation Process
  • Dollar Return and Time Spent on Processes
    • Time Spent on Selection Process
    • Time Spent on Reporting and Evaluation Process
  • Non-Monetary Assistance
    • Management Assistance Activities
    • Field-Related Assistance Activities
    • Other Assistance Activities
  • JSF's Social Media Resources
    • Partnering with JSF's Social Media Resources
    • Grantees' Social Media Characteristics
  • Grantee Suggestions for the Foundation
    • Selected Comments
  • Contextual Data
    • Grantee Characteristics
    • Funder Characteristics
  • Additional Survey Information
  • About CEP and Contact Information
    • About the GPR
    • Contact Information
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Comparative Cohorts

Customized Cohort

JSF selected a set of 14 funders to create a smaller comparison group that more closely resembles JSF in scale and scope. 

Custom Cohort
Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Harold K.L. Castle Foundation
Johnson Scholarship Foundation
Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
LankellyChase Foundation
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
McCune Charitable Foundation
Melville Charitable Trust
Sobrato Family Foundation
The Educational Foundation of America
The Hyams Foundation, Inc.
The Nord Family Foundation
The Teagle Foundation
William G. McGowan Charitable Fund, Inc.

Standard Cohorts

CEP also included 16 standard cohorts to allow for comparisons to a variety of different types of funders.

 

Strategy Cohorts

Cohort Name Count Description
Small Grant Providers 36 Funders with median grant size of $20K or less
Large Grant Providers 72 Funders with median grant size of $200K or more
High Touch Funders 32 Funders for which a majority of grantees report having contact with their primary contact monthly or more often
Intensive Non-Monetary Assistance Providers 28 Funders that provide at least 30% of grantees with comprehensive or field-focused assistance as defined by CEP
Proactive Grantmakers 62 Funders that make at least 90% of grants proactively
Responsive Grantmakers 60 Funders that make at most 10% of grants proactively
International Funders 38 Funders with an international scope of work

Annual Giving Cohorts

Cohort Name Count Description
Funders Giving Less Than $5 Million 55 Funders with annual giving of less than $5 million
Funders Giving $50 Million or More 53 Funders with annual giving of $50 million or more

Foundation Type Cohorts

Cohort Name Count Description
Private Foundations 140 All private foundations in the GPR dataset
Family Foundations 62 All family foundations in the GPR dataset
Community Foundations 35 All community foundations in the GPR dataset
Health Conversion Foundations 30 All health conversation foundations in the GPR dataset
Corporate Foundations 20 All corporate foundations in the GPR dataset

Other Cohorts

Cohort Name Count Description
Funders Outside the United States 22 Funders that are primarily based outside the United States
Recently Established Foundations 60 Funders that were established in 2000 or later
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