GMA Foundations Annual Report highlights grantmaking activities, consulting assignments, special initiatives and our financial and administrative services for foundations. 

The report also lists clients served in 2009 and the total grants made by the foundations that we actively manage.

CLIENT ADVISORY

Summary: Can foundation trustees be compensated for their service? If they follow legal guidelines, yes. But should they be compensated? The question is a provocative one with conflicting responses, with the more vocal and strongly opinionated side saying no.  If managed properly, reasonable trustee compensation may be warranted and can stand up to public and IRS scrutiny. But if your foundation pays trustee fees or is contemplating doing so, here are some things you should think about.  Continue Reading »

GRANTEES IN THE NEWS

Source: The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe describes efforts to ensure an accurate 2010 census count in Massachusetts, including work by the Massachusetts Census Equity Fund. The Fund recently awarded grants to local nonprofits for census outreach activities to encourage participation by historically hard-to-count populations. The data collected from the census will have a significant impact on the allocation of federal funds and congressional representation in Massachusetts.

To read the article, click here.

Featuring the Massachusetts Census Equity Fund, a donor collaborative supported by the Herman & Frieda L. Miller Foundation, Theodore Edson Parker Foundation and Mabel Louise Riley Foundation.