1. F OUNDATION G RANTS – LS&A S TRATEGIES Maureen S. Martin Senior Director, Foundation Relations Office of University Development November 17, 2010

2. A GENDA – N OVEMBER 17, 2010 Introduction – definitions & quick overview What are independent foundations? Role of foundations in philanthropy in the US Role of foundations in giving at U-M What foundations might fund Top foundation funders to LSA Top prospects Foundation agendas & rhetoric Identifying opportunities & next steps Foundation Center – strategic use Other resources to call upon 2

3. F OUNDATIONS – S OME B ASICS What is an independent foundation? Private charity established to make grants that meet a mission created in the chartering Distinctions between independent, corporate, community and operating foundations Internal U-M distinctions between professional and family independent foundations Why do I care? Foundations accounted for $38 billion in giving in 2009 – much of that to higher education At U-M, in fiscal 2010, foundations provided some $40 million (nearly half of that in sponsored projects). On average, 2.3% of research expenditures at U-M are funded by independent foundations. 3

4. 2009 US CHARITABLE GIVING T OTAL = $303.75 BILLION

5. T YPES OF RECIPIENTS OF CONTRIBUTIONS, 2009 T OTAL = $303.75 BILLION

6. AT U-M, FOUNDATION GIFTS AND GRANTS ARE 15% OF PRIVATE FUNDS RECEIVED $32.1 Realized Bequests (13%) $151.8 Living Individuals (59%) $18.2 Corporations (7%) $38.1 Foundations (15%) $15.3 Associations/Others (6%) Dollar Amounts in Millions 6

7. FOUNDATION GIVING AT U-M Total Gifts 7

8. UM: TOP 10 FOUNDATION DONORS IN FY10 8 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation $5,749,653 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $5,137,499 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation $2,410,000 The Breast Cancer Research Foundation $1,520,000 The Simons Foundation $1,451,885 The Carls Foundation $1,418,747 W.K. Kellogg Foundation $1,113,173 Wallace H. Coulter Foundation $1,000,000 The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society $ 862,695 Prostate Cancer Foundation $ 683,100

9. T OP F OUNDATION D ONORS TO LSA 2006- PRESENT (C UMULATIVE ) ( italic = Social Sciences ) 9 Ford Foundation 1,350,000 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 1,014,536 James S. McDonnell Foundation 850,513 David and Lucile Packard Foundation 745,000 William T. Grant Foundation 605,419 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 519,400 Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation 420,000 The Korea Foundation 353,625 Russell Sage Foundation 272,113 The Burroughs Wellcome Fund 209,712

10. S LOAN F OUNDATION F ELLOWSHIPS – UM $50 K AWARDS. D EPT C HAIRS MAY NOMINATE 3 SCHOLARS / YEAR. 10

11. F OUNDATIONS WITH S OCIAL S CIENCE F UNDING I NTERESTS The Starr Foundation Ford Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation James S. McDonnell Foundation Wm & Flora Hewlett Foundation Freeman Foundation Andrew W. Mellon Foundation John A. Hartford Foundation John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation W. K. Kellogg Foundation Foundation Center Rockefeller Foundation Carnegie Corporation David & Lucile Packard Foundation Annie E. Casey Foundation Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sarah Scaife Foundation Henry Luce Foundation Charles Stewart Mott Foundation 11

12. S O WHAT …. S TEPS TO TAKE Check Foundation Center onlineFoundation Center online Grants, first Grantmakers, second Check SAWSAW On campus relationships Current scale of support Check foundation website and links to 990sfoundation website 990 Priorities Language, philosophy Scale of giving Process – RFPs, Deadlines, LOIs Or ask us…. 12

13. M AC A RTHUR F OUNDATION - P OTENTIAL 13 International Program Conservation & Sustainable Development Global Migration & Human Mobility Higher Education in Russia & Nigeria Human Rights and International Justice International Peace and Security Population and Reproductive Health Conservation & Sustainable Development Global Migration & Human Mobility Higher Education in Russia & Nigeria Human Rights and International Justice International Peace and Security Population and Reproductive Health Domestic Program Affordable Housing Community & Economic Development Digital Media & Learning Juvenile Justice Mental Health Policy Research Program-Related Investments Affordable Housing Community & Economic Development Digital Media & Learning Juvenile Justice Mental Health Policy Research Program-Related Investments

14. G ATES F OUNDATION - P OTENTIAL 14 Global Development Agricultural Development Emergency Response Financial Services for the Poor Global Libraries Urban Poverty Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene Global Health Diarrhea HIV/AIDS Malaria Maternal, Newborn, & Child Health Neglected Diseases Nutrition Pneumonia & Flu Polio Tobacco Tuberculosis Vaccines

15. S ARAH S CAIFE F OUNDATION – P OTENTIAL ? “The Sarah Scaife Foundation’s grant program is primarily directed toward public policy programs that address major domestic and international issues. There are no geographical restrictions.” So let’s look http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/welcome.php?f pc=1 15

16. S ARAH S CAIFE F OUNDATION – P OTENTIAL ? Year ended 12/31/09: Assets: $243,990,427 (market value) Total giving: $14,099,500 grants descriptions very weak – general operating support. web site very weak – ‘horoscope’ description 16

17. M ICHIGAN FOUNDATIONS OF INTEREST W. K. Kellogg Foundation- children, poverty, race Kresge Foundation - Detroit, health, access C. S. Mott Foundation- Flint, river ecosystems Skillman Foundation - Detroit, neighborhoods McGregor Fund - Detroit, human services Erb Family Foundation- Detroit, rivers, climate New Economy Initiative (CFSEM)- entrepreneurship Nearby: MacArthur, Joyce, Spencer 17

18. H OW ARE FOUNDATIONS MOST DIFFERENT FROM F EDERAL A GENCIES ? Most are not “peer-reviewed” Less work, quicker response Average foundation grant is less than $100K – a niche, seed or supplemental source Budgets are a bit different lower, or no indirect cost recovery can budget administrative and space costs 18

19. K EY THEMES OF SOCIAL - JUSTICE FOUNDATION GRANTS ( EG, F ORD, K RESGE ) Focus on under-represented/under-resourced populations Access to college, jobs, healthcare, early childhood education, self-determination, justice Long term partnerships – ‘engagement’ Some ability to bring a solution Commitment to solving a problem “Sustainability” A vision of how this continues over the long haul (eg, embedded in schools, or government support, or individual giving – or solves the problem in X years) In other words – what is the foundation’s exit strategy 19

20. K EY T HEMES IN THE M ATH /S CIENCE S PACES ( EG, S LOAN, P ACKARD ) Well written grant proposals matter – This work is put in the context of the field Articulates *why* the work is creative and unusual Offers ‘lay’ explanation before the deep science References are high caliber Plays to investigator’s and UM’s strong suits – *why* this investigator *why* Michigan (legacy, mentor, environment, or…) 20

21. W HAT CAN WE D O FOR Y OUR D EPARTMENTS ? Advise you and your faculty on potential foundation funders for your research Read and edit drafts Advise on scale and fit Notify you when opportunities arise that match interests How else can we help? 21

22. C ONCLUDING T HOUGHTS ON THE F OUNDATION ‘A PPROACH ’ There is a role for foundations in your departments. This skill set will be useful in the private and the public sectors. New focus at OUD and OVPR in increasing our foundation funded research Resources are available to you – call us Library and DRDA support Julie Feldkamp, Foundation’s Project Representative Karen Downing, Grant Seeking Databases, Harlan Hatcher Library Maureen Martin & Ann Verhey-Henke Office of University Development, Foundation Relations Peggy Westrick, LSA, Research Administration 22