| 13th Annual Report Card on Charitable Giving |
September, 2009 |
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| full report |
| Metropolitan Milwaukee's nonprofit communities are experiencing a perfect storm; demand is up, giving is down, and some of the organizations designed to help those in need find themselves in precarious situations.
The 13th annual Report Card on Charitable Giving has changed to respond to the shifting charitable giving landscape nonprofits are experiencing due to the economy. We expanded the number of agencies we asked to weigh in on their financial health from our 56 bellwether organizations to nearly 400 agencies, and nearly half responded. Instead of asking nonprofits to report financial data that was at least six months old, we requested that organizations provide us with their real-time impressions of how the economy is affecting them, and therefore, the individuals and families they serve right now.
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| 12th Annual Report Card on Charitable Giving in Metro Milwaukee |
November, 2008 |
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| full report |
| Nonprofits play an important role in the region. They provide needed services that educate children, protect the environment and make health care accessible. The area's nonprofit arts organizations also enrich our cultural lives.
But local nonprofits are also an important part of our local economy. According to a 2007 report by The Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee, the nonprofit arts industry generates the equivalent of 8,359 jobs and has an economic impact of more than $249 million in metropolitan Milwaukee each year. When local nonprofi s struggle, the community may experience both a reduction in access to services and a negative impact on the economy.
The 2008 Report Card on Charitable Giving focuses on the gift trends of our bellwether nonprofits since 1992. This year, a new dimension was added to give the community a clearer picture of what some nonprofits are experiencing now. A survey of human services agencies, in June indicates a sector experiencing increased demand and decreased stability. |
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| 11th Annual Report Card on Charitable Giving |
November, 2007 |
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| full report |
| For eleven years, the Report Card on Charitable Giving has provided an in-depth look at giving to a series of bellwether nonprofit organizations in six different sectors in the greater Milwaukee area. In the past, our efforts have primarily focused on changes from one reporting year to the next. For the 11th annual report, we're offering a more detailed look at contributions to three sectors over a longer period of time, since 2001. We believe this comprehensive look offers donors and organizations more helpful information.
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| 10th Annual Report Card on Charitable Giving |
November, 2006 |
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| Giving to local nonprofit organizations has increased 127% since the first Report Card on Charitable Giving was released ten years ago, and 2005 giving is at the highest level since the survey began, according to the 10th Annual Report Card on Charitable Giving, published by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and researched by the Public Policy Forum. |
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| Ninth Annual Report Card on Charitable Giving for Metro Milwaukee |
November, 2005 |
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| full report |
| The 9th annual analysis of charitable giving in metropolitan Milwaukee found that the economic recovery from the 2001 recession did not translate into increased philanthropy here. On the contrary, total gifts to bellwether organizations declined 10% between 2003 and 2004. |
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| Eighth Annual Report Card on Charitable Giving for Metro Milwaukee |
November, 2004 |
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| Total charitable giving to the
64 bellwether nonprofit organizations
in the Greater Milwaukee
region increased 4.2 percent or
$9.2 million between 2002 and
2003. That increase brought total
philanthropic donations to $227.5
million. In light of economic conditions
in recent years, the increase
demonstrates the strength
and resilience of the philanthropic
community in Greater Milwaukee. |
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| Seventh Annual Report Card on Charitable Giving for Metro Milwaukee |
November, 2003 |
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| full report |
| Download the Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Annual Report Card on Charitable Giving. |
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| Sixth Annual Report Card on Charitable Giving for Metro Milwaukee |
November, 2002 |
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| full report |
| Download the Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Annual Report Card on Charitable Giving. |
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| Metro Nonprofits As Entrepreneurs |
October 3, 2000 |
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| research brief |
| Taken as a whole, the nonprofit sector in metro Milwaukee is highly entrepreneurial. |
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