Grantmakers Information Technology Survey Report 

III. Snapshots by Foundation Size  

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

Up to date Technology Plan (n = 50) 

The amount very large foundations are spending on technology and the corresponding 

percentage of the annual operating budget that comprises technology expenditures varies 

greatly, even among very large foundations. Very large foundations, those with $250 

million or more in assets, reported spending as little as $5,000 per year on technology up 

to more than $1 million.  

Annual IT Spending Amount (n = 55) 

Twenty two percent of grantmakers reported that they did not know the percentage of the 

annual operating budgets spent on technology (Table A 5). For those that do know, the 

percentage of the annual operating budget spent on technology ranged from less than 3 

percent to up to 20 percent. The technology costs include staff salaries, consulting 

expenses, hardware, software and equipment costs, maintenance fees, 

telecommunications and research and software development costs. 

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