Creating a Successful Affiliated Foundation

Public institution foundations are the locus of major campaigns, engage in comprehensive fund-raising, and manage property, endowments, and other institutional assets. Many employ large staffs and have multimillion-dollar operating budgets. Yet many appear to follow no systematic development.

Are there universal guidelines for creating a successful public institution foundation? This booklet addresses that question and many others, describes basic missions of foundations, identifies the factors that determine a foundation's complexity, suggests an organizational model, and defines mandatory functions.