Community foundations have grown by 5 percent

The number of community foundations in the world has grown by five percent since last year, to 1,175 in 46 countries. Most of this growth is happening in countries outside of the US, Canada and the UK. These are the key findings of the 2005 Community Foundation Global Status Report, the fourth in a series of reports on the development of community foundations around the world published by WINGS (Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support). Download the report at www.wingsweb.org/information/publications_community.cfm