Much of the original data upon which this report is based was gathered by the Foundation Center, whose database includes over 50,000 active foundations and individual grant records of $10,000 or more awarded by a sample of over 1,000 larger foundations. More extensive analysis of these data is presented in Foundation Giving Trends (March 2001) and Foundation Yearbook (June 2001). Some data is available on- line in FC Stats. For more information, visit www.fdncenter.org, or contact The Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Avenue, NYC, NY 10003- 3076. Phone (212) 620- 4230. La Salle Nonprofit Center staff members are grateful to Steven Lawrence, Director of Research, and his wonderful staff at the Foundation Center for their invaluable assistance on this report. And finally, thank you to all of the draft report readers (too numerous to list) for feedback and contributions. This report is also based on information from these resources: American Association of Fundraising Counsel Trust for Philanthropy, "Giving U.S.A," www.aafrc.org Baltimore Giving Project, www.baltimoregivingproject.org Chester County Community Foundation, www.chescocf.org The Conference Board, www.conference-board.org Donors Forum of Chicago, www.donorsforum.org Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers and Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, www.rag.org Independence Foundation Independent Sector, www.independentsector.org IRS Statistics of Income Bulletin La Salle University Nonprofit Center, www.lasalle.edu/services/nmdc/ Management Advisory Services, www.rjkushner.com Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits, www.mapnp.org Morino Institute, Community Wealth Ventures, www.venturephilanthropypartners.org National Center for Charitable Statistics, The Urban Institute, Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, www.urban.org National Center for Nonprofit Boards, www.ncnb.org Felice Davidson Perlmutter, Ph. D. and Vicki W. Kramer, "Progressive Social Change Funds: Strategies for Survival" PA Association of Nonprofit Organizations, www.pano.org The Philanthropic Initiative, www.tpi.org Scranton Area Foundation, www.scrantonareafoundation.org TCC Group (formerly The Conservation Company), www.tccgrp.com Triadvocates Press, e-mail DirPaFdns@aol.com United Way of America, www.unitedway.org United Way of PA, www.uwp.org United Way of Southeastern PA, www.uwsepa.org William Penn Foundation, www.wpennfdn.org Williamsport- Lycoming Community Foundation, www.wlfdn.org