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Core operating money as a percentage of total grantmaking is on a downward trend at a time when nonprofits need as much core operating money as possible-- both to help cope with funding cutbacks and to help offset the increased demands for services. NCRP has been calling for foundations to increase their flexible, multi-year general support grantmaking as one way to help nonprofits build their capacity to serve marginalized communities.
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A Call to Action: Organizing to Increase the Effectiveness and Impact of Foundation Grantmaking
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March 2007
Many nonprofit organizations are constantly struggling to find enough resources to make their organizations more effective and sustainable. A Call to Action illustrates how the lack of core operating support is at the center of this struggle. It tells of the needs and aspirations of nonprofits by enabling them, in their own words, to share their stories.
Not All Grants Are Created Equal:
Why Nonprofits Need General Operating Support from Foundations
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September 2005
Not All Grants Are Created Equal explores the debate on foundations providing project support versus operating support. The report investigates the types of organizations that receive the most general operating support and lays out the case of why nonprofits need general operating support and why foundations are often reluctant to provide it.
The Core of the Matter
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July 2003
The Core of the Matter is a meeting of local, regional and national nonprofits convened by NCRP in Washington to discuss the importance of operating support grantmaking for the sustainability of the sector. The agenda was to articulate the importance and need for operating support in the voices of nonprofits themselves as opposed to academic observers or foundation funders.
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