In 2019, Hispanics in Philanthropy launched the Latinx Funders Dashboard<\/a>, to serve as a population-specific information source about how philanthropic resources are\u2014or are not\u2014reaching Latinx communities in the U.S. The Dashboard is designed to be an ongoing research project documenting the landscape of foundation funding for Latinx communities and tracking changes in scale and priorities over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Informed by Candid<\/a>, the Dashboard uses IRS information returns (like IRS Form-990 and Form 990-PF), information reported directly to Candid through their Electronic Reporting Program, and other resources like annual reports or grantmaker websites where charitable transactions are available as the primary sources of information. Due to the diversity of both sources and grant recipient information, the Dashboard provides only high-level snapshots of funding for broad social issues, of funding strategies used, and of funding by regions as well as by sub-populations like various age groups. HIP\u2019s aim in providing this long-term resource is to influence the sector to more accurately target resources and more significantly support a variety of strategies to build prosperity for all Latinxs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n From the updated information in the Dashboard, which now includes all of 2018, we learned the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the purposes of this report, the calculations do not include the Gates Foundation\u2019s 2015 grant, totaling 417.2 million to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (The Gates Scholarship). This single gift represents 14% of the 6-year total and 44% of the total amount awarded in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The ongoing data updates to the Latinx Funders Dashboard have allowed HIP and its partners to provide targeted data about funding for our communities, especially to funders who are seeking to better understand their own relationship to funding BIPOC\/communities of color. <\/p>\n\n\n\n HIP\u2019s dashboard is one slice of this conversation, complemented by other dashboards like Investing in Native Communities <\/a>and by reports like Black Funding Denied<\/a>, as well as data about representation in professional philanthropy such as the Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals survey<\/a> and report<\/a>. This growth in creating and evolving resources to track funding for our communities (and their representation in making those decisions) embodies the reality that there are severe research gaps about how impacted communities relate to or benefit from U.S. philanthropy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, at present, there is no consistent information about whether funding for specific issues represents or adequately addresses local needs in communities or populations. Likewise, there is no report at present on existing data to help funders better understand where funding goes and how it is used by the many distinct demographic groups that comprise the Latinx population. According to the Urban Institute<\/a>, the growing influence of Latinx in electoral politics, in the labor force, and as a driver of GDP is undeniable, yet as the Dashboard indicates, overall growth in philanthropic giving has not translated into greater investments in the future of Latinx. However, the reality that Latinx communities consistently received less than 1% of all giving for many years points to the understanding that all of the issues critical to our communities are underfunded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n HIP remains committed to furthering philanthropic research by and about Latinx communities, and works to ensure that Latinx viewpoints are included in ongoing research conducted by national organizations and collaboratives. We look forward to sharing more about this work and relevant insights in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\nInsights: Understanding Funding for Latinx Over Time and in Relation to the Philanthropic Sector<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Overall Investments<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
About Communities Supported<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
About the Funders and Grants<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Next Steps: Data and Analysis Still Required for Better Understanding the Adequate Resourcing of Latinx<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n