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From Our President
14 Increasing Access
4 Advocating Transparency
6 Creating and
measuring Impact
8 Expanding Global View
10 focusing Strategy
17 Donors 2009
22 Financial Highlights
24 Leadership
25 Where to find us
12 Supporting Recovery

A fluid approach to the world of philanthropy
Water is a symbol of life and hope, an appropriate analogy for
philanthropy. As the world emerges from a year of dark clouds, the
Foundation Center is a source of rivers of knowledge and pools
of information, spreading far and wide. By harnessing the unique qualities
inherent in water, we stimulate growth and renewal.
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From Our President
Nonprofit organizations and the foundations that support them need the best information
possible to do their vital work, and they need it now. This simple three letter word that
appears and reappears throughout this annual report best captures the spirit that drives
today’s Foundation Center.
Within hours of the devastating
earthquake in Haiti, the
Foundation Center launched
a web page filled with information
about lessons learned from disaster
relief, interviews with experts, a rapid-fire
survey of 135 foundation CEOs, and a
real-time map of philanthropy’s response.
In the first few weeks we identified more
than $20 million in grants destined for relief
and recovery in Haiti: within two months the
volume had swelled to more than $200 million. Using this
free resource, anyone could see the international and Haitian
organizations that were receiving these grants and the
foundations around the world that were giving them.
When the Secretary of Education announced $100 billion of
stimulus spending, the nation’s education funders saw it as
an opportunity to leverage their own resources,
long experience, and ideas. The American
economy was in crisis, our educational system
under severe stress, and speed was of the
essence. With support from the Charles Stewart
Mott Foundation, a web portal, Foundations for
Education Excellence, went from concept to
launch in seven weeks and serves today as an
information crossroads where foundations, the
federal government, and local school districts
can see who is doing what, where in the six
priority areas of the stimulus program: accountability, early
learning, education standards, low-performing schools,
preparation for college, and teacher quality and leadership.
As the world economic recession deepened, nonprofits
needed the best tools possible to find the resources to meet
the rising demand for their services. The Foundation Center
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esponded by adding Power Search to Foundation Directory
Online. By writing a single word or phrase in a text box,
grantseekers can instantly search nine powerful databases
containing nearly 100,000 foundations, more than two million
grants, 5,000 research reports, news stories, and more.
Every day, I take the issues I hear on the news and use Power
Search to tell me what philanthropy is doing about them now.
Transparency is an ideal that each foundation has to pursue
according to its values and means. However, one thing seems
certain: as the practice of philanthropy is being disrupted by
the digital revolution, choosing not to be transparent is an
option whose days are numbered. If you have a public purpose,
and foundations certainly do, the public wants to know:
“What are you doing?” We created www.glasspockets.org to
show the many creative ways in which hundreds of foundations
are striving to answer that question. Any foundation
that is debating about whether to create a searchable grants
database, initiate a grantee feedback mechanism, or get its
feet wet with social media will, on Glasspockets, find plenty
of peer foundations with whom they can consult about how to
build greater transparency
At the heart of virtually everything the Foundation Center
does lies the ability to collect, classify, and research data on
foundations, the grants they make, and the nonprofits that
receive them. In l956, when the Foundation Center opened
its doors, that meant painstakingly collecting 7,000 foundation
documents in file cabinets for public inspection. In the
1960s it meant staff going to the Internal Revenue Service to
hand transcribe information from foundation tax returns and
publishing it in that massive volume, The Foundation Directory,
that launched so many fundraising careers, including my own.
Today it means convincing foundations around the world to
join the 500 that now give us their grants data electronically
so we can transform it into interactive maps—like our Google
map-based Philanthropy In/Sight—research reports and other
tools that meet the information needs of today.
The deep recession from which the world now struggles to
recover taught us just how important the work of foundations
and nonprofits can be. In the years ahead we will have
to do even better at addressing pressing global challenges.
The Foundation Center will be there with the information and
knowledge you need, when you need it . . . now.
Bradford K. Smith
President
knowledge you need, when you need it . . .
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advocating Transparency
Glasspockets.org
“We think that the foundation should have glass
pockets,” said Russell Leffingwell, Carnegie Corporation
board chair, before a McCarthy-era Congressional hearing
more than 50 years ago.
Shortly thereafter, the
Foundation Center became
the “glass pockets” through
which the public could see
into America’s foundations.
Today, our Glasspockets.org
showcases foundations that
operate in a transparent
way through their online
communications. The site
not only serves as a gateway to every piece of relevant
information foundations put on their web sites, but also
presents exemplary models for foundation peers to learn
how to best demonstrate their own transparency.
Benchmarking Diversity:
A First Look at New York
City Foundations and
Nonprofits found that the
level of racial diversity
at these organizations
decreases at higher
levels of seniority.
“We think that the foundation
should have glass pockets”
– Russell Leffingwell, Chair, Carnegie Corporation, 1952
Diversity
Does the racial makeup of staff at foundations and nonprofits
reflect the populations they serve? All answers were
pure speculation before the Foundation Center began compiling
statistics in 2008 as part of the Diversity in Philanthropy
Project. Having produced benchmark data on the national
picture and then California, we focused on the New York
City area in 2009, with other localities under consideration.
This groundbreaking data fills an important information gap
regarding current diversity practices that will inform future
decision making.
E-Grant Reporting
There is no faster way to view the most comprehensive
collection of grant records available than through the Foundation
Center’s information services, thanks to e-Grant Reporting. More
than 470 participating foundations send us information about
their recent grants so that you can read about them in real-time.
It’s another way we help foundations be transparent and provide
crucial knowledge on and for the field.
Learn More: http://foundationcenter.org/
grantmakers/e-grants
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Transparency
clarifies understanding
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6 T h e F o u n d a t i o n C e n t e r
Maximize impact
and effectiveness.

creating and measuring Impact
Foundations for Education Excellence
funders who deeply care about improving public education
maximize the impact of their grant dollars by finding
like-minded partners, leveraging the $100 billion in government
funds available through
the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act, and using
information and tools that
help them assess areas of
need, share best practices,
and forge strategic alliances.
The Foundations for
Education Excellence web
portal—a Foundation Center
resource exchange launched
in cooperation with the
Department of Education and
with a grant from the C.S.
Mott Foundation—engages
funders and education leaders
across the country in their
quest to support innovative
approaches to education
reform at the local, state, and
national levels.
Foundations are strategically
leveraging government funds
to help create lasting positive
change in schools.
Learn More: foundationcenter.org/educationexcellence/
Tools and Resources for Assessing
Social Impact (TRASI)
When your goal as an agent for the common good
is to change societal conditions and is predicated on specific
actions or behavioral changes by individuals, communities,
and/or society as a whole, how do you know what success
looks like? The approach you take to learning the answer
is not one-size-fits-all, so the Foundation Center developed
TRASI in partnership with McKinsey & Company to give you
a searchable database of 150 approaches to measuring and
analyzing social impact for your programs and
investments.
Mapping Tools
When the staff and board of the W.K. Kellogg
Foundation needed a tool that would help them
achieve their goal to build economic security for
vulnerable children and their families in targeted
regions, they turned to the Foundation Center.
The custom interactive mapping application the
Center delivered
to the foundation
allows it to better
assess areas
of need, locate
prospective funding
and program
partners, and
identify potential
recipients of
their investments
toward Family
and Economic
Security.
Seeing foundations and grants arrayed on geographic maps
allows for convenient visualization of where funding—or a
gap in funding—exists.
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expanding Global View
Global Philanthropy Forum
The Global Philanthropy Forum
(GPF) is a community of donors and social
investors committed to international
causes. Its annual conference supports
philanthropists who wish to be strategic
in their work advancing human security,
environmental stewardship, and improved
quality of life around the world. In 2009,
GPF chose the Foundation Center as
a partner to provide critical in-depth
information on the
conference’s main
themes, in the form
of visual presentations
and web portals
with links to essential
resources and
news coverage, lists
of sample grants
from the Center’s
database, maps of
funding, statistical
analyses, and more.
Map of Cross-Border Giving
The Foundation Center sheds light
on many issues that are beyond our
borders or know no boundaries, such
as those addressed by the Global
Philanthropy Forum.
For anyone with an interest in global issues, the ability to
see at-a-glance where and how U.S. foundations are supporting
overseas organizations is invaluable. Map of Cross-Border
Giving is a powerful visualization tool that is easy to use and
provides multiple filters that produces quick results.
Focus on Haiti
Soon after the January 10, 2010,
earthquake devastated Haiti, the foundation
community faced mass confusion—trying
to find what grants were
being awarded and what funders were
likely to do, short- and long-term, as
well as advice on where to make their
own contributions. The Foundation
Center sprang into action, immediately
posting a web portal consolidating the
news, donor activity, and preliminary
research based on a survey of our Grantmaker Leadership
Panel. As a result, timely, useful information was easily available
to anyone who needed it, and it quickly became cited by
the media as one of the key places to get the most complete
and up-to-date information available.
Overseas Funding Information Centers
For five decades, nonprofit grantseekers around the country
have relied on the Foundation Center’s funding information
centers known as Cooperating Collections as a place to start
their research. Now, nongovernmental organizations in several
far-flung locations have access to the same databases, books,
and level of professional expertise that their domestic counterparts
enjoy. In 2009, the Foundation Center established new
Collections in Australia, Brazil, Nigeria, Thailand, and Mexico,
and will continue to bring global citizens the knowledge and
training they need to become successful grantseekers.
Learn More: crossborder.foundationcenter.org
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Embracing the
interconnected nature
of global needs
and causes
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focusing Strategy
STRATEGICALLY focus resources
and efforts with precise tools
and knowledge.
Philanthropy In/Sight
What if you could plot on a map a selection of
funders and grant recipients and overlay that map
with one or more of dozens of demographic and
socio-economic data? Launched by the Foundation
Center in July 2009, Philanthropy In/Sight gives
you this ability to reveal grantmaking patterns and
relationships in a groundbreaking Google Maps-based
tool. For funders, it informs grantmaking strategy in
new and meaningful ways.
Learn More: foundationcenter.org/
gainknowledge/insight/
Philanthropy In/Sight
LOCATE opportunities to meet critical needs
See the reach of philanthropy around the world
IDENTIFY potential partners
Plot grantees on interactive maps
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Special Topic Research
Social Justice
The Foundation Center sheds light on many dimensions of
philanthropy, including the giving patterns within particular
fields. Social Justice Grantmaking II, released in July 2009,
provides an in-depth look at current attitudes and trends
with the hard data grantmakers and practitioners need to
strategically plan for the future. A blend of statistics and
interview results, it identifies the factors most affecting social
justice grantmaking: a changed political environment, the
success of community organizing in the recent election, and a
reinvigorated commitment to social justice. In December, we
produced a related webinar, “Obama, the Economic Crisis, and
the Persistence of Hope,” which remains available at our web
site’s Events Archive.
Women’s Funds
Women’s funds are a rapidly growing and influential force in
philanthropy, and funding specifically targeting women and
girls has outpaced overall giving in recent years. Details on
the distinctive
contributions of
women’s funds
and giving patterns
and trends of
U.S. foundation
funding targeting
this population
can be found
in Accelerating
Change for Women
and Girls: The
Role of Women’s
Funds, which the
Women’s funds are investing in
women-led solutions in communities
across the globe.
Foundation Center published in June 2009 in collaboration with
the Women’s Funding Network.
2009 Research Publications
Accelerating Change for Women and Girls:
The Role of Women’s Funds New
Benchmarking Diversity: A First Look at New York City
Foundations and Nonprofits New
Building Diversity: A Survey of California Foundation
Demographics, Policies, and Practices New
Climate Change: The U.S. Foundation Response New
Giving by Foundations in the National Capital Region:
How Much Stays Local? New
Giving in the Aftermath of the 2005 Gulf Coast
Hurricanes: Profile of the Ongoing Foundation and
Corporate Response (2007–2009) New
Perpetuity or Limited Lifespan: How Do Family
Foundations Decide? New
Social Justice Grantmaking II New
Foundations Today Series, 2009 ed.
– Foundation Giving Trends
– Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates
– Foundation Yearbook
Key Facts on:
– Community Foundations
– Corporate Foundations
– Family Foundations
Research Advisories:
– A First Look at the Foundation
and Corporate Response to the
Economic Crisis New
– The Foundation and Corporate
Response to the Economic
Crisis: An Update New
– Foundations Address the Impact
of the Economic Crisis New
– Georgia Community
Foundations
– Georgia Foundations
– Foundations’ Year-end
Outlook for Giving and the
Sector New
– Grantmakers Describe the
Impact of the Economic Crisis
on Their Giving New
Spotlights on:
– Arts Funding in Georgia – Arts Grantmaking in California
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supporting Recovery
Throughout 2009 we all struggled to understand the long-term impact of the economic crisis on the
charitable sector, while tentatively looking for hopeful signs of recovery. Foundations and other nonprofits
took stock, made plans to weather the storm, and are taking action. The Foundation Center supports this
forward progress—and the decision making that goes with it—every step of the way, with tools and resources,
online and around the globe.
Making Informed Decisions
Five advisories released throughout 2009 by the
Foundation Center’s Research Institute assessed the
changing landscape with respect to the economic downturn.
The advisories were based on current giving data and
information we gathered from foundations about their future
plans, giving an overall picture of the state of philanthropy
and where it is likely heading. We posted this research for
free at our Focus on the Economic Crisis web portal, where
visitors also find an interactive distribution map of the
most recent foundation support to aid those affected and
another of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding
opportunities for nonprofits.
Coming in 2010
GrantSpace,
the Foundation
Center’s learning
community for
the social sector
Learning
The desire to expand, enhance, and refresh one’s fundraising
skills is spurred on by increased competition for scarce
funds. In fall 2009, the Foundation Center introduced a new
class, “Fundraising in a Challenging Economy,” in all five of
our regional centers. In it, nonprofits learn what they can do to
survive during an economic downturn and how to better position
themselves to thrive in a difficult fundraising environment.
“Turning Economic Crisis into Opportunity,” a four-part webinar
series, was launched in 2009 to help nonprofits see beyond
the recession and build more sustainable organizations.
Learn More: foundationcenter.org/focus/economy/
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Guiding individuals,
organizations,
and leaders
toward economic
RECOVERY.
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Multiple ACCESS points quench
a desire for research, training,
and knowledge.
increasing Access
During the recession of 2009, grantseekers
needed the Foundation Center’s help more
than ever. Our regional library/learning
centers offered special programs by guest experts,
open dialogues of grantmakers and nonprofits, and
opportunities to network and share insights, in addition
to free access to our premier funding database, The
Foundation Directory Online. 2009 saw a substantial
increase in visitors, and learning opportunities
multiplied through webinars, podcasts, and recorded
videos of on-site events.
Our new class, Fundraising in a Challenging Economy, debuted
in our New York library/learning center in 2009. It was also
presented at various events throughout the New York City
area organized by the Mayor’s office, the Brooklyn Borough
President’s Office, Bronx Borough President’s Office, and others.
Our library/learning center in Atlanta celebrated its
15-year anniversary with a special program presented by the
Foundation Center’s president, Brad Smith. Brad spoke about
the impact of the economic crisis on the philanthropic sector,
and the challenges and opportunities it presents.
Learn More: foundationcenter.org/events/archive/
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Foundation Directory Online Professional is available
for free use at all Foundation Center locations,
including 450 Cooperating Collections
nationwide and beyond.
In ever greater numbers in 2009, nonprofit jobseekers turned to
the Foundation Center to build skills and search for openings.
In cooperation with the Association of Fundraising Professionals
(AFP), Greater Washington Chapter, we presented several events
in Washington, DC, including a filled-to-capacity program on
how to land a job in today’s economy, earning us recognition as
one of AFP’s “alliance partners” for 2009.
On June 18, 2009, representatives of four San Francisco
Bay Area grantmakers discussed funding programs and
guidelines to improve
K–12 public education.
On May 20, 2009,
Cleveland social
media guru George
Nemeth was interviewed
via blog in a live Q&A
session moderated by
Cindy Bailie, the director
of our Cleveland office.
George answered questions
from Cindy and the online audience about
Twitter, Facebook, blogging and how these tools
can help nonprofits achieve their missions.
In December 2009, Foundation Directory Online
Power Search was introduced for Professional users to
find results from nine databases at once—grantmakers,
companies, grants, 990s, news, jobs, RFPs, PubHub reports,
and nonprofit literature.
Spanish-language Training in basic grantseeking
is regularly offered in our New York and
Washington, DC, locations. Our trainers also went
on the road and conducted classes for Spanishspeaking
students from Miami to Texas to Mexico.
Now, web site visitors can view webinars in
Spanish, as well.
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2009 Directories and Guides See page 11 for list of research publications
Celebrity Foundation Directory New
Corporate Giving Online
The Foundation Directory, 2009 ed.
The Foundation Directory Part 2, 2009 ed.
The Foundation Directory Supplement, 2009 ed.
The Foundation Directory Online
Foundation Grants to Individuals, 18th ed.
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
Foundations and Public Policy New
Grant Guides, 2010 ed.
Guide to Alabama Grantmakers on CD-ROM
Michigan Foundation Directory, 16th ed.
National Directory of Corporate Giving, 15th ed.
North Texas Directory of Grantmakers New
Philanthropy Annual:
2008 Review
The 21st Century
Nonprofit, 2nd ed.
New
The Vermont Directory
of Foundations,
2009 ed.
2009 Educational Programs
Classroom
Self-Paced
Online
Live
Webinar
Course
3 3 Before You Seek a Grant
3 Building a Fundraising Board
3 Cultivating Grantmaker Relationships
3 Developing a Fundraising Plan
Earned Income: Assessing Your Nonprofit’s
3
Revenue Options
Elementos básicos del presupuesto de un
3 proyecto
3 3 3 Finding Foundation Support for Your Education
3 Foundation Funding Research
3 Foundation Fundraising
3 3 3 Foundations and Their Role in Philanthropy
3 Fundraising in a Challenging Economy
3 Getting Ready for Foundation Fundraising
Getting Started with Foundation Grants to
3
Individuals Online
3 Grantseeker Training Institute
3 3 Grantseeking Basics
3 Grantseeking Basics for Individuals
3 3 Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts
Grantseeking Basics for International
3
Organizations
3 Grantseeking Basics for Nonprofit Organizations
3 Guide to Online Grantseeker Resources
Classroom
Self-Paced
Online
Live
Webinar
Course
Guide to the Resources on the Foundation
3
Center’s Web Site
3 3 3 How to Approach a Foundation
3 3 3 Introduction to Corporate Giving
3 Introduction to Finding Funders
3 3 3 Introduction to Fundraising Planning
3 Introduction to Foundation Directory Online
3 Outcome Thinking and Management
3 3 Principios de la búsqueda de fondos
3 3 Principios de la escritura de propuestas
3 3 Proposal Budgeting Basics
3 Proposal Budgeting Workshop
3 3 Proposal Writing Basics
3 Proposal Writing Seminar
3 Proposal Writing: The Comprehensive Course
3 Prospect Research Basics
3 Securing Corporate Partnerships
3 Spanish-language Grantseeker Training Day
3 Turning Economic Crisis into Opportunity
3 3 Your Board and Fundraising
Learn More: foundationcenter.org/
getstarted/learnabout/foundations
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donors2009
Basic Support
Independent Foundations
Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation, Inc.
The Ahmanson Foundation
A & J Family Foundation
Altman Foundation
Hugh J. Andersen Foundation
John W. Anderson Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation
The Arca Foundation
Atherton Family Foundation
The Atlantic Philanthropies
Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc.
The AVI CHAI Foundation
Axe-Houghton Foundation
The Barra Foundation, Inc.
The Bay and Paul Foundations, Inc.
Beazley Foundation, Inc.
Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation, Inc.
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Birmingham Foundation
The Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation
Booth Ferris Foundation
The Robert Bowne Foundation, Inc.
Otto Bremer Foundation
The Bullitt Foundation, Inc.
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund
The Bush Foundation
The Bydale Foundation
The Louis Calder Foundation
The California Endowment
The California Wellness Foundation
Callaway Foundation, Inc.
J. Bulow Campbell Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Amon G. Carter Foundation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Samuel N. and Mary Castle Foundation
The Ceres Foundation
The Champlin Foundations
Charina Endowment Fund
The Charlpeg Foundation, Inc.
Ben B. Cheney Foundation
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Inc.
The Commonwealth Fund
Cooper Foundation
The Cowles Charitable Trust
Bruce L. Crary Foundation, Inc.
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
Dorothy U. Dalton Foundation, Inc.
Doris and Victor Day Foundation, Inc.
Deer Creek Foundation
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Dillon Foundation
Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Inc.
Dodge Jones Foundation
The Dorr Foundation
Jean and Louis Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
The Duke Endowment
Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Dyer-Ives Foundation
The Dyson Foundation
The Educational Foundation of America
The O. P. and W. E. Edwards Foundation, Inc.
El Pomar Foundation
Fred L. Emerson Foundation, Inc.
Engineering Information Foundation
Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, Inc.
Falk Foundation
Fidelity Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Freeman Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Gerber Foundation
Edwin Gould Foundation
The Grainger Foundation
William T. Grant Foundation
William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund
The Greenwall Foundation
Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs
Burke Foundation
Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation, Inc.
John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
The Irving Harris Foundation
The John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc.
Charles Hayden Foundation
The John Randolph Haynes and Dora
Haynes Foundation
The Edward W. Hazen Foundation
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
The Heckscher Foundation for Children
Heinz Endowments
The F. B. Heron Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Hillman Foundation
* Denotes new donor
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The Hite Foundation
Houston Endowment Inc.
The Huber Foundation
Hudson-Webber Foundation
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
Independence Foundation
The International Foundation
Ittleson Foundation, Inc.
Janesville Foundation, Inc.
Jerome Foundation
George Frederick Jewett Foundation
Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation
Joukowsky Family Foundation
The Joyce Foundation
Kansas Health Foundation
The J. M. Kaplan Fund, Inc.
W. M. Keck Foundation
William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust
F. M. Kirby Foundation, Inc.
The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund, Inc.
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
The Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld
Foundation
The Kresge Foundation
Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Albert Kunstadter Family Foundation
The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth
Foundation
Lannan Foundation
Laurel Foundation
Lavelle Fund for the Blind, Inc.
Lemberg Foundation, Inc.
Levitt Foundation
Lilly Endowment, Inc.
The Fay J. Lindner Foundation
The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation
Lone Pine Foundation, Inc.*
Longview Foundation for Education
in World Affairs and International
Understanding, Inc.
Richard Lounsbery Foundation, Inc.
Leon Lowenstein Foundation, Inc.
The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.
Lyndhurst Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
A.L. Mailman Family Foundation, Inc.
The Marcus Foundation, Inc.
Markle Foundation
Marmot Foundation
The Robert F. and Eleonora W. McCabe
Foundation
McCarthy Family Foundation
McFeely-Rogers Foundation
John P. McGovern Foundation
McGregor Fund
McInerny Foundation
The McLean Contributionship
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
The Ambrose Monell Foundation
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
The William T. Morris Foundation, Inc.
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust
New York Foundation
The Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation
Northwest Area Foundation
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, Inc.
The A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor
Foundation, Inc.
The Overbrook Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
The Patrina Foundation
The Pincus Family Fund
The Pinkerton Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
Posner-Wallace Foundation
The Prospect Hill Foundation
Public Welfare Foundation
The Paul Rapoport Foundation, Inc.
The Reed Foundation, Inc.
The Retirement Research Foundation
Charles H. Revson Foundation, Inc.
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
The Christopher Reynolds Foundation, Inc.
Sid W. Richardson Foundation
Fannie E. Rippel Foundation
Rivendell Foundation
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The Rockefeller Foundation
Rosenberg Foundation
Roth Family Foundation
Helena Rubinstein Foundation
The Rudin Foundation, Inc.
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels
Foundation, Inc.
The Scherman Foundation, Inc.
Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher
Foundation, Inc.
Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher
Foundation, Inc.
The Schumann Fund for New Jersey, Inc.*
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family
Foundation
William E. Scott Foundation
Sequoia Foundation
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
The Sidgmore Family Foundation
The Siragusa Foundation
The Sirus Fund
The Skillman Foundation
Skoll Foundation
Alan B. Slifka Foundation
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
The John Ben Snow Foundation, Inc.
The Spencer Foundation
The Starr Foundation
The Staten Island Foundation
Surdna Foundation, Inc.
Taconic Foundation, Inc.
The Teagle Foundation, Inc.
The Tinker Foundation, Inc.
Turrell Fund
Union Foundation
van Ameringen Foundation, Inc.
The G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation
Victoria Foundation, Inc.
The Laura B. Vogler Foundation, Inc.
Waksman Foundation for Microbiology
The Wallace Foundation
Wallerstein Foundation for Geriatric
Life Improvement
The Walton Family Foundation, Inc.
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the
Visual Arts
Weingart Foundation
The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation
The Whitehead Foundation
G. N. Wilcox Trust
Woods Charitable Fund, Inc.
Zellerbach Family Foundation
Anonymous (6)
Corporate Donors
Alcoa Foundation
Altria Group, Inc.
American Express Foundation
Avon Foundation, Inc.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.*
Blackbaud*
Bloomberg
Citi Foundation
The Coca-Cola Company
ExxonMobil Foundation
General Mills Foundation
IBM Corporation
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Levi Strauss Foundation
MeadWestvaco Foundation
The Merck Company Foundation
MetLife Foundation
National Grid Foundation
Pfizer Inc.
Pitney Bowes Literacy & Education Fund
The Prudential Foundation
Roche
The UPS Foundation
Wells Fargo
Community Foundations
Baltimore Community Foundation
The Boston Foundation, Inc.
Brooklyn Community Foundation
California Community Foundation
The Chicago Community Trust
Kalamazoo Community Foundation
The New York Community Trust
Operating Foundations
Animal Welfare Trust
The Andrea and Charles Bronfman
Philanthropies
The J. Paul Getty Trust
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
The Johnson Foundation
Russell Sage Foundation
Wenner-Gren Foundation for
Anthropological Research, Inc.
18 T h e F o u n d a t i o n C e n t e r

Public Charities
California HealthCare Foundation
Fund for the City of New York
J. Seward Johnson, Sr. 1963
Charitable Trust
McCormick Foundation
Missouri Foundation for Health
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Rockefeller Family Fund
Salem Health & Wellness Foundation
Atlanta
Independent Foundations
J. Bulow Campbell Foundation
R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation, Inc.
Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation
J. B. Fuqua Foundation, Inc.
John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc.*
The Ray M. and Mary Elizabeth Lee
Foundation, Inc.
The Marcus Foundation, Inc.
The Sara Giles Moore Foundation*
The Pittulloch Foundation
The Rich Foundation, Inc.
The Rockdale Foundation, Inc.
Tull Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc.
The Zeist Foundation, Inc.
Corporate Donors
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
Equifax Foundation
Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.
Kaiser Permanente of Georgia
The UPS Foundation
The Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation
Community Foundations
The Community Foundation for Greater
Atlanta, Inc.
North Georgia Community Foundation
Public Charity
The Halle Foundation
* Denotes new donor
Individuals
Tracy Tumlin Allardice*
Leonard Al Haas
Cleveland
Independent Foundations
The Abington Foundation
The Althans Foundation
Austin-Bailey Health and Wellness
Foundation
The William Bingham Foundation
Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening
Foundation
The Mary S. and David C. Corbin
Foundation
Charles H. Dater Foundation
The Ellie Fund
The Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox
Charitable Foundation
The GAR Foundation
Lucile & Robert H. Gries Charity Fund
The George Gund Foundation
The Hankins Foundation
The Hershey Foundation
Iddings Foundation
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
The Andrew Jergens Foundation
The Kettering Fund
Kulas Foundation
The Laub Foundation
The Fred A. Lennon Charitable Trust
Mandel Foundation
McGinty Family Foundation
The McGregor Foundation
The Burton D. Morgan Foundation
The Murphy Family Foundation
John P. Murphy Foundation
The William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill
Foundation
The Reinberger Foundation
The Reuter Foundation
Saint Luke’s Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio
The Schooler Family Foundation
The Sisler McFawn Foundation
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation
Kent H. Smith Charitable Trust
The Stocker Foundation
The Helen F. Stolier and Louis Stolier
Family Foundation
The Stranahan Foundation
The Raymond John Wean Foundation
The S. K. Wellman Foundation
Thomas H. White Foundation
Woodruff Foundation
The Wuliger Foundation
Corporate Donors
Dominion Foundation
FirstEnergy Foundation
Forest City Enterprises Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
KeyBank Foundation
The Lubrizol Foundation
National City. Now a part of PNC.
Nordson Corporation
OMNOVA Solutions Foundation
RPM International, Inc.
The Sherwin-Williams Foundation
Community Foundations
Akron Community Foundation
The Cleveland Foundation
The Cleveland Foundation supporting
organizations:
- The Higley Fund
- The Sherwick Fund
- The Treu-Mart Fund
The Columbus Foundation
The Community Foundation of Lorain County
The Dayton Foundation
Richland County Foundation
Stark Community Foundation
Toledo Community Foundation, Inc.
Public Charities
Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation
Deaconess Community Foundation
Jewish Community Federation of
Cleveland supporting organizations:
- David and Inez Myers Foundation,
Cleveland, Ohio
- David S. Stein Foundation
The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland
Individuals
Anita S. Branan*
Susan L. Golden
Barbara R. Hawkins
Julie A. Rittenhouse*
New York
Independent Foundations
The Freed Foundation, Inc.
The Patton Charitable Foundation*
The Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation, Inc.
Individual
Susan Rai*
San Francisco
Independent Foundations
Ark Foundation
Atkinson Foundation
S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
Bella Vista Foundation
The Lowell Berry Foundation
Bothin Foundation
The California Endowment
The California Wellness Foundation
Candelaria Fund
The Christensen Fund
Cleo Foundation
Columbia Foundation
S. H. Cowell Foundation
Farese Family Foundation
Fleishhacker Foundation
Gaia Fund
The Fred Gellert Family Foundation
The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation
GGS Foundation
William G. Gilmore Foundation
Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
Walter and Elise Haas Fund
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Crescent Porter Hale Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation
George Frederick Jewett Foundation
The Walter S. Johnson Foundation
Jim Joseph Foundation
Mitchell Kapor Foundation*
The Kimball Foundation
Koret Foundation
Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation
The Thomas J. Long Foundation
Miranda Lux Foundation
Marcled Donor Advised Fund*
Margoes Foundation
Giles W. and Elise G. Mead Foundation
A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 0 9 19

Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation
Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family
Foundation
Prince Charitable Trusts
Public Welfare Foundation
Santos Family Foundation
The Summit Fund of Washington
Trellis Fund
Washington Forrest Foundation
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
The Weissberg Foundation*
D. V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust
OneFamily Foundation
Catherine Holmes Wilkins Foundation
The Foundation Center’s
Response to the Economic Crisis
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Foundations for Education
Excellence Web Portal
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Michelson Foundation
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation*
The Bernard Osher Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Rosenberg Foundation
The May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
Y & H Soda Foundation
W. L. S. Spencer Foundation
Stuart Foundation
The Morris Stulsaft Foundation
Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation
Trio Foundation
Trust Funds Incorporated
Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation
VanLobenSels/RembeRock Foundation
Warsh-Mott Legacy
The Dean Witter Foundation
Zellerbach Family Foundation
Corporate Donors
Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Blue Shield of California Foundation
Genentech
Levi Strauss Foundation
McKesson Foundation, Inc.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Charles Schwab Foundation
Vodafone Americas Foundation
Wells Fargo
Community Foundations
Community Foundation Sonoma County
Marin Community Foundation
The San Francisco Foundation
Public Charities
California Consumer Protection Foundation
California HealthCare Foundation
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
Individual
Susan Merrill
Washington, DC
Independent Foundations
The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz
Foundation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation
Consumer Health Foundation
Dimick Foundation
The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Inc.
The Edward E. Ford Foundation
John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation
Jovid Foundation
The Kiplinger Foundation
MARPAT Foundation, Inc.
The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation
Corporate Donors
Bank of America Charitable
Foundation, Inc.*
Freddie Mac Foundation
Gannett Foundation
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
The Washington Post Company
Public Charity
Washington Area Women’s Foundation
Individuals
Rose Ann Cleveland
Mr. and Mrs. Richard England, Sr.
Special Projects
Content Management System
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation
Core Funding for Online Services
and Program Planning and
Evaluation
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Diversity in Philanthropy Initiative
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Philanthropy New York
Education and Outreach
Community Foundation of Central
Georgia, Inc.*
Walter and Elise Haas Fund
Foundation Center Online
The Ahmanson Foundation
The Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation
Philanthropy In/Sight
Online Mapping Tool
Ford Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation
Proposal Writing Workshops
The James Irvine Foundation
San Francisco Digital Media
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
San Francisco Scholarship Fund
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
Washington, DC, Book Fund
Rose Ann Cleveland
Nancy Withbroe*
Sponsors
Connecting in a Crisis:
A Networking Event
Prasad Consulting and Research, LLC*
Funding for Arts Month
FJC - A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds
Walter and Elise Haas Fund
The James Irvine Foundation
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Funding for Education Month
FJC - A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds
Lumina Foundation for Education
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.*
Target
Wells Fargo
* Denotes new donor
20 T h e F o u n d a t i o n C e n t e r

The Anniversary Campaign, as of May 11, 2010
Lead Donors
Ford Foundation
The Wallace Foundation
The Kresge Foundation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation
The Atlantic Philanthropies
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Gladys Brooks Foundation
Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The Starr Foundation
The Abington Foundation
May P. and Francis L. Abreu Charitable Trust
Achelis Foundation
Akron Community Foundation
Altman Foundation
Altria Group, Inc.
Austin-Bailey Health and Wellness Foundation
Avon Foundation, Inc.
The Banks Family Foundation
The Bay and Paul Foundations, Inc.
Bella Vista Foundation
Bicknell Fund
The William Bingham Foundation
Blue Shield of California Foundation
Bodman Foundation
The Robert Bowne Foundation, Inc.
Mary Allen Lindsey Branan Foundation
Brennan Family Foundation
Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation
The Buhl Foundation
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
The Louis Calder Foundation
California Community Foundation
The California Endowment
Candelaria Fund
Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation
The Chicago Community Trust
Consumer Health Foundation
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Dimick Foundation
R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation, Inc.
Dominion Foundation
The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Inc.
The Dyson Foundation
FirstEnergy Foundation
John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation
J. B. Fuqua Foundation, Inc.
Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.
Price Gilbert Jr. Charitable Fund
William T. Grant Foundation
William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund
The George Gund Foundation
John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
HELP Foundation Inc.
The Hershey Foundation
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
The Independence Community Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation
The Jenesis Group
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation
Jovid Foundation
The Kettering Fund
F. M. Kirby Foundation, Inc.
The Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld
Foundation
Kulas Foundation
Laurel Foundation
Levi Strauss Foundation
The Thomas J. Long Foundation
Louis R. Lurie Foundation
Miranda Lux Foundation
Markle Foundation
Marmot Foundation
MARPAT Foundation, Inc.
The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation
The Martin Foundation Inc.
The McGregor Foundation
McKesson Foundation, Inc.
Mead Family Foundation
Giles W. and Elise G. Mead Foundation
Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation
Miami County Foundation
The Burton D. Morgan Foundation
The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation
John P. Murphy Foundation
New York Foundation
The Nord Family Foundation
The Bernard Osher Foundation
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
The Pinkerton Foundation
The Pittulloch Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
The Prospect Hill Foundation
The Reed Foundation, Inc.
The Reinberger Foundation
The Rich Foundation, Inc.
Rosenberg Foundation
Saint Luke’s Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio
The Sears-Swetland Family Foundation
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
The Sirus Fund
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland
John Ben Snow Memorial Trust
W.L.S. Spencer Foundation
The Staten Island Foundation
The Morris Stulsaft Foundation
SunTrust Directed Funds:
- The Florence C. & Harry L. English
Memorial Fund
Taconic Foundation, Inc.
John Templeton Foundation
Trio Foundation
Tull Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Union Foundation
VanLobenSels/RembeRock Foundation
Vodafone Americas Foundation
The Wachovia Foundation
Washington Forrest Foundation
The Raymond John Wean Foundation
Thomas H. White Foundation
The Dean Witter Foundation
Woodruff Foundation
Youth Challenge
Anonymous (1)
Individual Donors
Audrey R. Alvarado
Cynthia L. Bailie
Melissa A. Berman
Juan Brito
Margaret P. Calkins, Ph.D.
Janet Camarena
Susan McBride Carter
JuWon Choi
Kristina Christy
Rose Ann Cleveland
Victoria Conley
M. Christine DeVita
Charlotte Dion
Nelson W. Dittmar, Jr.
Susan Lajoie Eagan
Lloyd C. Elam
Robert C. Elliott
Sara L. Engelhardt
Mr. and Mrs. Richard England, Sr.
Jeffrey Falkenstein
Joyce Fashola
Loretta Ferrari
C. Davis Fischer
Barry D. Gaberman
Eleanor Clement Glass
Raymond Gonzalez
Leslie Gordon
Mary Gregory
Leonard Al Haas
Jane Graves Hardesty
Barbara Hawkins
Kimberly Hawkins
Michael F. Hayes
Lisa Hoffman
Tracy Hoover
Joyce Infante
Sarah E. Gohl Isabel
Dorothy A. Johnson
Geneva B. Johnson
Jean Johnson
Pattie J. Johnson
Nancy S. Kami
Richard W. and Jing Lyman
Maureen Mackey
Judith Margolin
Symone McClain
Lawrence T. McGill
Charles H. McTier
Susan Merrill
Steven A. Minter
Mitchell F. Nauffts
Douglas W. Nelson
Sarah Jo Neubauer
Virginia Palmer
Patricia Pasqual
George Penick
Peta Penson
Anita H. Plotinsky
Sandy Pon
Nancy Raybin
Loren Renz
Nancy Roberts
Ron Rowell
Frederick K. Schoff
Carol Silverman
Lorie A. Slutsky
Bradford K. Smith
Elizabeth Smith
Ralph R. Smith
Maureen H. Smyth
Suzanna Stribling
June Sugiyama
Barron M. Tenny
Alyson J. Tufts
Scott Ullman
Edward Venturi
Teri Wade
Janice Ward
Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr.
Thomas E. Wilcox
Patricia L. Willis
Nancy Wiltsek
Dianne Yamashiro-Omi
Dennis R.Young
Francey Lim Youngberg
Joel Zureick
Anonymous (1)
A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 0 9 21

Financial Highlights
Balance Sheets
December 31, 2009 and 2008
Operating Revenues
2009 2008
1.9% Investment return
10.3% Program service and other fees
33.5% Foundation and corporate
contributions
54.3% Publication revenues
Assets
Cash $ 169,738 151,735
Contributions and other receivables, net of
allowance for doubtful accounts 3,949,238 4,552,775
Publications inventory 132,661 132,636
Investments 18,071,554 17,410,237
Furniture, equipment, and leasehold improvements,
at cost, less accumulated depreciation and
amortization of $8,937,193 and $8,402,310
in 2009 and 2008, respectively 2,394,070 2,691,589
Other assets 371,126 469,552
Total assets $ 25,088,387 25,408,524
Liabilities and Net Assets
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 993,135 863,631
Deferred revenue 4,640,734 4,489,781
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation 1,797,169 1,662,517
Operating Expenses
Total liabilities 7,431,038 7,015,929
Net assets:
42.9%
Data collection
and publications
22.7%
Library/learning centers
and other public services
20.9%
Management
and general
Unrestricted:
Undesignated 237,020 252,031
Board-designated for long-term investment 9,127,954 8,002,954
Investment in furniture, equipment, and
leasehold improvements 2,394,070 2,691,589
Total unrestricted 11,759,044 10,946,574
Temporarily restricted 4,184,305 5,732,021
Permanently restricted:
General purposes 1,000,000 1,000,000
Library acquisitions 250,000 250,000
Public education 464,000 464,000
Total permanently restricted 1,714,000 1,714,000
8.8%
Research and
other programs
4.7%
Fundraising
Total net assets 17,657,349 18,392,595
Total liabilities and net assets $ 25,088,387 25,408,524
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Statements of Changes in Unrestricted Net Assets
Years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
Long-term
TotaL
operating Nonoperating investment 2009 2008
Revenues and gains:
Foundation and corporate contributions $ 2,082,879 — — 2,082,879 3,717,487
Publication revenues 10,916,274 — — 10,916,274 11,227,639
Program service and other fees 2,075,507 — — 2,075,507 2,351,680
Investment return (loss) 380,902 2,587,411 — 2,968,313 (2,848,455)
Net assets released from restrictions 4,649,764 21,661 125,000 4,796,425 6,892,317
Total revenues and gains 20,105,326 2,609,072 125,000 22,839,398 21,340,668
Expenses and losses:
Program services:
Data collection and publications 8,511,269 235,387 — 8,746,656 9,463,388
Library/learning centers
and other public services 4,502,336 97,840 — 4,600,176 5,122,898
Research and other programs 1,754,126 52,083 — 1,806,209 1,804,131
Total program services 14,767,731 385,310 — 15,153,041 16,390,417
Supporting services:
Management and general 4,141,356 118,667 — 4,260,023 4,828,055
Fundraising 921,956 30,906 — 952,862 819,318
Total supporting services 5,063,312 149,573 — 5,212,885 5,647,373
Total expenses and losses 19,831,043 534,883 — 20,365,926 22,037,790
Acquisition of furniture, equipment, and
leasehold improvements from operations (215,703) 215,703 — — —
Increase in board-designated amount
for long-term investment — (1,000,000) 1,000,000 — —
Expenses associated with reduction-in-force — (1,709,135) — (1,709,135) —
Pension and postretirement changes
other than net periodic benefit cost — 48,133 — 48,133 (211,305)
Increase (decrease) in
unrestricted net assets $ 58,580 (371,110) 1,125,000 812,470 (908,427)
2009 2008
Increase (decrease) in
unrestricted net assets $ 812,470 (908,427)
Changes in temporarily
restricted net assets:
Foundation and
corporate contributions 3,219,022 3,756,764
Investment return 29,687 25,927
Net assets released
from restrictions:
For operating activities (4,649,764) (5,254,295)
For capital purposes (21,661) (58,022)
For long-term investment (125,000) (1,580,000)
Decrease in temporarily
restricted net assets (1,547,716) (3,109,626)
Changes in permanently
restricted net assets:
Foundation and corporate
contributions — 100,000
Increase in permanently
restricted net assets — 100,000
Decrease in net assets (735,246) (3,918,053)
Net assets at
beginning of YEAR 18,392,595 22,310,648
Net assets at
end of year $ 17,657,349 18,392,595
For the complete set of
audited financial statements, see
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A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 0 9 23

Leadership
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Melissa A. Berman
President and CEO
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Patrick Collins
Chief Information Officer and Director
of Grants Administration
The William and Flora Hewlett
Foundation
M. Christine DeVita, Chairman
President
The Wallace Foundation
P. Russell Hardin
President
The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation
Michael F. Hayes
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Nancy S. Kami
Executive Director
Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund
George Penick
Head of School
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
(Ridgeland, MS)
Bradford K. Smith
President
The Foundation Center
Ralph R. Smith
Executive Vice President
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Maureen H. Smyth
Senior Vice President, Programs
and Communications
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Barron M. Tenny, Vice Chairman
Executive Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel
Ford Foundation
Yvette J. Alberdingk Thijm
Executive Director
WITNESS
Thomas E. Wilcox
President
Baltimore Community Foundation
OFFICERS
M. Christine DeVita
Chairman
Barron M. Tenny
Vice Chairman
Bradford K. Smith
President
Maureen Mackey
Treasurer
Loretta Ferrari
Secretary
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
M. Christine DeVita, Chairman
Melissa A. Berman
Michael F. Hayes
Bradford K. Smith
Barron M. Tenny
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Michael F. Hayes, Chairman
George Penick
Yvette Alberdingk Thijm
FINANCE AND INVESTMENT
COMMITTEE
Melissa A. Berman, Chairman
P. Russell Hardin
Barron M. Tenny
COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNANCE
Maureen H. Smyth, Chairman
M. Christine DeVita
Nancy S. Kami
Ralph R. Smith
Thomas E. Wilcox
SENIOR STAFF
Bradford K. Smith
President
Maureen Mackey
Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
Loretta Ferrari
Vice President for Finance and
Administration
Joyce Infante
Vice President for Business and
Strategic Services
Lawrence McGill
Vice President for Research
JuWon Choi
Vice President for Educational
Services
Shelby Geter
Director of Human Resources
Edward Venturi
Vice President for Information
Technology
Teri Wade
Vice President for Communications
Jeffrey Falkenstein
Vice President for Data Acquisition
and Architecture
Mitchell F. Nauffts
Editorial Director and Publisher,
Philanthropy News Digest
REGIONAL OFFICE
DIRECTORS
Cynthia L. Bailie
Director, Cleveland Office and
Special Information Initiatives
Janet Camarena
Director, San Francisco Office
Charlotte Dion
Director, New York Library
Pattie J. Johnson
Director, Atlanta Office
Patricia Pasqual
Director, Washington, DC, Office
NOTE: Board of Trustees, Senior Staff,
and Regional Office Directors as of
December 31, 2009
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