Gulf Coast Community Foundation (Gulf Coast) was recently ranked among the top-performing funders for community impact in an independent benchmarking survey spanning nearly 400 funders, outranking every other community foundation on that measure.  Administered by the Center for Effective Philanthropy — an organization that benchmarks feedback from more than 65,000 grantees and more than 400 funders nationwide — the survey provides data-driven insight into grantee experiences and the foundation’s regional impact. Top findings from the survey include: Gulf Coast ranked in the 98th percentile for impact on the local community, placing it in the top 2% of all funders in the CEP’s benchmarking dataset; Among community foundations in CEP’s comparative benchmarking, Gulf Coast ranked highest on community impact; 88% of grantees strongly agree Gulf Coast provides critical funding in the region; and over 90% of grantees rate Gulf Coast’s Invest in Incredible (I3) programs as helpful in strengthening their organization’s capacity.