foundation was set up in Cleveland in 1914 by Frederick Goff and operates now as The Cleveland Foundation. Others soon followed including the California Community Foundation and the Chicago Community Trust. The first Community Foundation in Canada, The Winnipeg Foundation, was established in Winnipeg in 1921. Since the 1980s, a number of private foundations in the United States have created initiatives to develop community foundations in various states. One of the earliest such initiatives was in Michigan. In Indiana, the Lilly Endowment funded a program that has spurred development of community foundations in each of the state's 92 counties. On a smaller scale, the Grand Victoria Foundation supports development of Illinois community foundations. The Kansas Health Foundation operates a similar program in Kansas communities. Notable community foundations Canada There are 191 community foundations in Canada, accessible to more than 90% of Canadian communities. The Winnipeg Foundation was Canada's first community foundation, established in 1921. United States According to the latest data available, from October 2014, on the Foundation Center website, the top five largest community foundations, by assets, were: Statistics made available by the Foundation Center enable also financial comparison of the largest community foundations with the largest corporate and private foundations and illustrate the fact that community foundations in the United States tend to be larger than corporate foundations in both assets and grants given. United Kingdom There are 46 Community Foundations in the UK and UK Community Foundations (formerly the Community Foundation Network) acts as an umbrella organisation for some of them. References Publications Bernholz. L., K. Fulton, and G. Kasper. (2005). "On the brink of new promise: The future of U.S. community foundations." Trade report. Funded by Charles S. Mott Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Gast, E. (2006). Community foundation handbook: What you need to know. New York: Council on Foundations. Hall, P.D. (1989). "The community foundation in America, 1914-1987." In Richard Magat, ed., Philanthropic Giving. New York: Oxford University Press. Hammack, D. (1989). "Community foundations: The delicate question of purpose," in Magat, R., ed. An agile servant: Community leadership by community foundations. New York: The Foundation Center. Magat, R., ed. (1989). An agile servant: Community leadership by community foundations. New York: The Foundation Center. Community