Grantmakers Information Technology Survey Report 

III. Snapshots by Foundation Size  

C. Medium Foundations Snapshot ($10 to $49.9 million) 

There were 86 respondents with assets between $10 and $49.9 million in this snapshot 

(Table A 1).  

Not surprisingly, only 5 percent of medium foundations reported having in house 

technical support (Table A 2). Similar to large foundations, the responsibility for 

technology in medium foundations most commonly rests with finance and administrative 

staff, with 43 percent reporting that finance/administrative staff was responsible for 

technology. Unlike with very large and large foundations, a fair number (21%) of 

foundations reported that the executive director/CEO was responsible for technology and 

a small percentage (2%) reported that volunteers were responsible for technology 

systems. This is common for nonprofits but surprising for foundations.  

Person Responsible for IT (n = 84) * 

1   In house technical staff (full or part time) 

2   Finance/administrative staff 

3   Executive director/CEO 

4   Consultants 

5   Volunteers 

6   Other 

* n = number of respondents 

Consistent with very large and large foundations, the primary role of the information 

technology director in medium foundations was network administration (88%). About 38 

percent to 50 percent of respondents also described the role of technology staff in their 

organization to include responsibility for telephone systems, participating in 

organizational strategic planning and researching new technologies.  

As with all foundations, IT staff at medium foundations are primarily responsible for 

network administration. Similar to large foundations, some medium foundations reported 

that IT staff was also responsible for sharing knowledge with IT staff in other 

organizations, providing assistance and advice to grantees and recommending solutions 

to grantees.    

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