Grantmakers Information Technology Survey Report 

III. Snapshots by Foundation Size  

A. Very Large Foundations Snapshot ($250 million or more) 

Percentage of  

Role of IT Staff (n = 52) 

Responses 

Network Administration 

90 % 

Telephone Systems 

65 % 

Research New Technologies 

88 % 

Participate in Organizational Strategic Planning 

79 % 

Provide Strategic Technical Assistance & Advice to Grantees 27 % 

Recommend Solutions to Grantees 

25 % 

Review Technology Grant Applications 

33 % 

Share Knowledge with IT Staff in Other Organizations 

46 % 

Most very large foundations have at least one full time IT staff member and 25 percent of 

very large foundations have three or more IT staff. Among those with IT staff, most have 

a ratio of total staff to IT staff of either 15 or fewer to 1 (31%) or 16 24 to 1 (31%).   

Number of IT Staff (n = 55) 

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