The Ford Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation stand out as the largest rural development grantmakers for the five-year period 2004-08. And as the listing (at right) shows, there are other noteworthy funders.
(domestic, not international) did not fare well in foundation grant portfolios 2004-08. During that span annual foundation grants for rural development declined from $92.7 million in 2004 to $89.5 million in 2008.
specifically chose the years prior to the recession