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International Grantmaking III: An Update on U.S. Foundation Trends

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The 2000 release of the Foundation Center’s International
Grantmaking II study1 took place as the international funding
arena was poised for continued growth. The study itself
showed that in the late 1990s, spurred by strong endowment
gains and improved political climates, international giving—
which includes grants to overseas recipients and funding for
U.S.-based international programs—was increasing at a fast
pace. Moreover, many private funders were optimistic about
the future of international giving. This optimism was fueled
in part by the rise of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation—
a multi-billion-dollar, globally-focused philanthropy.
More broadly, grantmakers sensed greater interest among
U.S. donors in funding internationally.
Not long after the report’s release, a sharp downturn in the
economy, exacerbated by the September 11, 2001, attacks,
threatened the overall climate for foundation giving. The outlook
worsened in 2002 as the stock market failed to recover.
Given these profound changes in the funding environment,
what has happened to international giving? This interim report,
prepared in cooperation with the Council on Foundations,
provides a brief review of key trends fromthe late 1990s
to the early years of the new millennium.

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AWDF.0981

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: The Foundation Center’s., 2004

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