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UNITED STATES. Grants <strong>of</strong> foundations by major fields <strong>and</strong> size <strong>of</strong> foundation (1966) (<strong>in</strong><br />

$ millions -percentages given <strong>in</strong> brackets)<br />

Fields Number <strong>of</strong> foundations<br />

237 1,227 5,339 I0,500 17,303<br />

large <strong>in</strong>ter- small very total<br />

mediate small<br />

Education 282 (37) 77 (33)<br />

Welfare<br />

International<br />

76 (10) 54 (23)<br />

activities 160 (21) 5 (2)<br />

Health 84 (11) 42 (18)<br />

Sciences 99 (13) 16 (7)<br />

Religion 23 (3) 21 (9)<br />

Humanities 38 (5) 19 (8)<br />

Total 762 (61) 234 (19)<br />

ASSETS: Large - $IO million or more<br />

lntermediate - $1-10 million<br />

Based on <strong>the</strong> Foundation Directory.”<br />

UNITED STATES. Foundation grants for sciences (1966) (<strong>in</strong> 8 thous<strong>and</strong>s)<br />

Category No. <strong>of</strong> No. <strong>of</strong> Amount Per cent<br />

foundations grants <strong>of</strong><br />

sciences<br />

Life sciences<br />

Medical <strong>research</strong><br />

Cons er v a t i o n<br />

Biology<br />

Agriculture<br />

Social sciences<br />

Law<br />

Government<br />

Economics<br />

Sociology<br />

Bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>and</strong> labour<br />

Psychology<br />

Anthropology<br />

Physical sciences<br />

General<br />

Chemistry<br />

Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Astronomy <strong>and</strong> space<br />

Physics<br />

Ma<strong>the</strong>matics<br />

Earth sciences<br />

Total<br />

68<br />

22<br />

28<br />

22<br />

- 124 t<br />

33<br />

30<br />

I4<br />

IO<br />

33<br />

9<br />

I<br />

- IO1 t<br />

20<br />

9<br />

8<br />

4<br />

8<br />

6<br />

3<br />

- 43 t<br />

229<br />

1- Nonduplicat<strong>in</strong>g total.<br />

Based on <strong>the</strong> Foundation Directory.”<br />

I33<br />

37<br />

35<br />

26<br />

- 231<br />

42<br />

53<br />

33<br />

17<br />

52<br />

17<br />

I 215<br />

-<br />

27<br />

19<br />

15<br />

6<br />

I1<br />

6<br />

- 87<br />

533<br />

29,551<br />

39759<br />

3,055<br />

2,074 38,439<br />

8,549<br />

6,828<br />

3,414<br />

2,562<br />

2,48 I<br />

1,549<br />

170 259553<br />

1,579<br />

928<br />

916<br />

521<br />

495<br />

379<br />

38 4,856<br />

68,848<br />

43<br />

6<br />

4<br />

3<br />

- 56<br />

I2<br />

IO<br />

5<br />

4<br />

4<br />

2<br />

- 37<br />

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