How does your Foundation assess Final Reports from nonprofit and government agency grantees?

TracyEads

Hello!

I am the new Community Investment Officer at the Hamilton Community Foundation. I'm curious how other foundations evaluate Final Reports from nonprofit and government agency grantees? We currently ask for the following: Project Goals and Anticipated Outcomes, Attainment of Goals and Lessons Learned, and Measurement of Outcome, among some other questions. What does your organization do, as staff members, when assessing the answers to these questions? Do you have metrics in place to assess Final Report answers to questions? Ultimately, what processes are in place at your foundation to assess the impact of the grant?