Based on survey responses from 170 nonprofit CEOs on CEP’s Grantee Voice panel and 187 foundation leaders who primarily oversee programmatic work at their organizations, this report provides a comprehensive examination of foundations’ efforts to strengthen grantee organizations and leaders.

The data reveals that foundations are not as in touch with nonprofits’ needs as they think they are, and that both foundations and nonprofits alike have a role to play in closing the gap between the support nonprofits need and the support foundations provide. These findings can help foundations and nonprofits better understand how they can work together to build organizations that are well positioned to make a difference.