# Is the (grant-making trust) glass half full or glass half empty?

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/06/17/grantmaking-trust-glass-half-full-or-glass-half-empty/
- Published: 2009-06-17T11:53:09+01:00
- Author: Finbar Cullen

A recent article in Third Sector (6/6/09) reported that the Association of Charitable
Foundations (ACF) had reported that 51% of grant-making trusts that had responded
to a recent survey stated that they expected grant-making to fall in their next 
financial year. The article also reported that only 10% expected grant-making to
increase. Well, excuse me but that could also be reported as “despite these difficult
times, almost half of grant-making trusts that had responded to a recent survey 
stated that they expected to maintain or increase grant-making in their next financial
year, with almost 10% actually expecting grant-making to increase”.

 

How do we identify the 10% likely to increase grant-making in their next financial
year? Does the ACF report back on the accuracy of these predictions?

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I went to the ACF website, and note that the news could be even better, as the ACF
reports (7/6/09) that “15% anticipate higher grant-making in 2010, and 38% plan 
to increase grant-making over the longer term”.

 

The ACF reports that the survey was carried out in April and May 2009.

 

Finbar Cullen

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