Quality-of-Life Concerns
The year in giving
Working with donors, SVCF awards more money to charities than any other community foundation in the United States. By the numbers, 2014 was a banner year for giving at home, around the country and abroad.
Per square foot: highest median home price in any innovation market
$470
Hours: amount of time 1 in 6 regional commuters spends in cars daily
2+
$474 million total grantmaking
million in nine bay area counties
$67,090: income gap between 75th and 25th percentiles in san Jose — highest in any innovation market
$216
million in rest of the u.s.
$210
R&D Lagging
growth in total university R&d since 2004 — well below competitive regions such as new york city and austin
9%
million in the rest of california
$30
million around the globe
$18
billion
Total assets under management at svcf
$6.5
65,500
grants awarded from individuals, families, corporations and matching gifts programs
2%
simaRik/ThinksTock
decline in federal R&d between 2011 and 2012
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