Stats

Awards

The median largest award from non-government funders was $35,000 (an aggregate of
private foundations, community foundations, corporate grantmakers, and “other”
funding sources).

Organization

Larger organizations consistently reported larger award sizes. Median total awards
ranged from $9,600 for small organizations to over $4 million for extra-large
organizations.

The median size of the largest individual award ranged from about $7,350
for small organizations to $1 million for extra-large organizations.

Challenges

Lack of time and/or staff (20%) continued to be the greatest challenge to grantseeking
among respondents.

Increased competition for finite monies (15%) and difficulty in
finding grant opportunities that matched with specific missions, locations, or programs
(15%) were also frequently cited as the greatest challenge to successful grantseeking.