For the year ended December 31, 2019, participating private foundations reported an average return of 17.4 percent while participating community foundations reported an average return of 18.2 percent for the same period. In this infographic, we report the key highlights from the 2019 Council on Foundations-Commonfund Study of Foundations. This annual report studies, on average, over 250 private and community foundations that represent over $100 billion in assets.
Commonfund partners with Council on Foundations to create the Council on Foundations - Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations® (CCSF).
The CCSF annual report studies, on average, over 250 private and community foundations that represent over $100 billion in assets.