Intro & Context: Limits of Information

• Sections:     Intro & Context | Themes & Trends | Donors & Funds

1. Introduction & Context

• What Kind of Information Can You Find in This Document and What Is Its Scope?
• Limits of Available Information
• How Is the Information Presented in This Document Organized?

We have used the phrase “to the extent possible” rather often. Unfortunately, the information on donor financing available for youth in the public domain is limited. One would imagine that transparency laws governing the donor community, especially those dispensing public funds, would ensure that at least the annual spending of an organization would be available in the form of annual reports or accounts archived on the organizations’ websites. Unfortunately, this is by far not a universal practice—nor is the disclosure of budgets for the current fiscal year.

In the best cases, we have been able to access full accounts of an organization broken down according to lines of action that indicated for which target groups the money was spent and how much money was disbursed in grant-making versus how much was spent for operational programs. I