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Five myths and misconceptions about Candid’s grant data

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In service of this, in this blog, we’re highlighting five things we’ve heard about our grants data that aren’t quite accurate. Myth 1: “Candid grants data” is the same as “990 data.” institutional grantmaking and provide the starting place and scaffolding for Candid’s grants data. Many of the largest U.S. foundations (e.g.

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Are corporations making good on their racial equity pledges?

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A s of July 2020, we’d identified racial e quity grants and pledges worth $4.2 Yet a closer look at th is funding shows that pledges — particularly those from corporate funders — account for nearly three-quarters of the dollars we’ve tracked. What are corporate pledges? . billion dollars. 3] .

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

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Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. This typically resulted in about 900-1,300 funders represented and 100-150k grants collected in a given year.

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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

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We have identified 208 pledges and grants for Ukraine relief. This includes 34 pledges worth $241,773,200 and 174 grants worth $343,561,933 as of March 8. The United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan account for 91% of total grant funding for Ukraine to date. Top recipients.

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A crash course on trends analysis using Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set 

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One of the most common reasons people analyze Candid’s grant data is to understand year-over-year giving trends in the sector. At Candid, we collect data on millions of grants and other transactions awarded by hundreds of thousands of funders across the globe. Pledges are excluded. What is the Foundation 1000?

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What counts as racial equity funding?  

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In 2018, Candid created a website to track racial equity funding, news, and research reports. We began tracking grants and pledges based on press releases and public announcements to tell a real-time story. . a big push to collect this information from press releases, news sources, and funder websites?and

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Collecting data during a humanitarian crisis

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We review the flurry of news stories, press releases, and announcements, and we actively search websites to identify and record grantmaking data. Candid also alerts the cohort of nearly 900 funders who share their grants data with us. For grant seekers, the data shows who’s providing funds to address a crisis.

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