Foundations are providing more emergency and unrestricted grants, but most nonprofits surveyed said the response was not enough.
A new survey from the Center for Effective Philanthropy finds that 87 percent of foundations surveyed said they have seen increased demand for funding since January, as nonprofit service providers lost government funding in early 2025, according to research from the Urban Institute.
According to the Center for Effective Philanthropy, foundations say there is mounting pressure from grantees to step in and fill some of the funding gaps left by federal funding losses.
Some worry that it won’t be sufficient to sustain the nonprofits’ work, according to CEP.
Author's summary: Foundations face pressure to support nonprofits.