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Charity / Non-profit industry stats include monies spent on the various types of charity organizations, average annual spend on donations, and other trends and data related to the non-profit industry.

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% of Americans give to charity each year  In fact, in any one year, some 70% of Americans give to charity
% of income given by Americans to charities each year  Americans tend to give about 3% of their income to charity, unless they've lost their jobs entirely
Value contributed to the US economy by non-profits  In 2006, nonprofits contributed $666.1 billion to the U.S. economy.
Revenue received by non-profits in 2006  In 2006, nonprofits received $1 trillion in revenue, a 5.7 percent increase over 2005.
Number of people that worked for non-profits in 2005  In 2005, 12.9 million people worked for nonprofits, up from 11.1 million in 1998.
Total amount of wages and salaries of the non-profit businesses in 2006  In 2006, wages and salaries totaled $489.4 billion, compared with $318.9 billion in 1998 (not adjusted for inflation).
Amount of private giving (individuals, foundations, and corporations) to non-profits in 2006  Private giving (individuals, foundations, and corporations) reached $295 billion in 2006, more than double 1996’s $139 billion.
Amount donated by individuals in 2006  Individuals donated $222.9 billion in 2006, compared with $107.6 billion in 1996; personal bequests added another $22.9 billion in 2006, up from $12 billion in 1996.
Amount foundations gave to non-profits in 2005.  Foundations gave $36.5 billion in 2005, a 197 percent increase from 10 years earlier.
Amount corporations, including corporate foundations, gave to non-profits in 2006.  Corporations, including corporate foundations, donated $12.7 billion in 2006, up 69 percent from 10 years earlier.
Number of people who said they volunteered in 2005  61.2 million people said they volunteered in 2005.
Number of hours people volunteered in 2006  About 12.9 billion hours were volunteered in 2006, the equivalent of 7.6 million full-time employees.
In 2006, the estimated wage value of volunteer time.  In 2006, the estimated wage value of volunteer time was $215.6 billion—equivalent to 43.3 percent of all nonprofit wages.
Total amount of charitable giving contributed by individuals, foundations, and corporations.   For the first time charitable giving in 2007 broke through the $300 billion mark, with a total of $306.39 billion contributed by individuals, foundations, and corporations.
Amount donated by individuals in 2007 (% of all donations)  Individuals continue to contribute the lion's share of all donor dollars - more than $229 billion for 74.8% of all donations. Adding to the individual total is another $23 billion in bequests, bringing the total of individual giving in 2007 to $252 billion plus or 82.3% of the total.
Amount donated by corporations and foundations in 2007 (% of all donations)  Corporations accounted for more than $15.6 billion (5.1%); and Foundations for $38.5 billion (12.6%). Corporate giving does not include sponsorships. Historically, corporate giving has remained relatively stable since 1967 with increases per year in the 3.1 to 3.5%
% increase in overall charitable giving in 2007  Overall, giving was up in 2007 by 3.9%, with all categories showing increases.
% of all donations given to religious organizations  Religious organizations continue to receive the biggest share of donations accounting for 33.4% of the total giving.
Amounts donated to various non-profit segments  Religion, $102.32 billion (33.4%), Education, $43.32 billion (12.1%), Human services, $29.64 billion (9.7%), Health, $23.15 billion (7.6%), Public-Society benefit ($22.65) billion (7.4%), Arts, culture and humanities, $13.67 billion (4.5%), International affairs, $13.22 billion, 4.3% Environment and animals, $6.96 billion, 2.3% Foundations, $27.73 billion, 9.1% Unallocated giving, $23.67, 7.7%
Total corporate and foundation philanthropic dollars given in 2007  Corporations and foundations contributed 5.1 percent and 12.6 percent respectively was 17.7 percent of the total philanthropic dollars in 2007.
Amount given to their favorite causes in 2006 and 2007  In 2007, Americans set a new record by giving $306.39 billion to their favorite causes, an estimated $11.48 billion more than they gave in 2006. This accounts for a 3.9 percent increase from the previous year.
The greatest portion of charitable giving, by individuals or household donors and percent of gifts from individuals  The greatest portion of charitable giving, $229.03 billion, was given by individuals or household donors. In 2007, gifts from individuals represented 74.8 percent of all contributed dollars.
Charitable bequests made by individuals in 2007  In 2007 charitable bequests, which are made by individuals, totaled $23.15 billion, an increase of 6.9 percent from the previous year. Charitable bequests are estimated to be 7.6 percent of total giving.
The sum of gifts by individuals and through charitable bequests in 2007   The sum of gifts by individuals and through charitable bequests in 2007 is $252.18 billion or 82.4 percent of total giving.
Increase in dollars given by foundations in 2007   In 2007, foundations increased their giving by 10.3 percent to $38.52 billion, accounting for 12.6 percent of all philanthropy.
Increase in corporate giving by percentage in 2007  In 2007, corporate giving increased 1.9 percent from last year to $15.69 billion, representing 5.1 percent of all charitable contributions.
Total givings to arts, culture, and humanities organizations, including historical and cultural preservation in 2007  Total givings to arts, culture, and humanities organizations, including historical and cultural preservation in 2007, totaled 4.5 percent of all contributions.
Amount estimated that will transfer from one generation to the next in the year 2050, with gifts to nonprofit organizations  By 2050, an estimated $41 trillion will transfer from one generation to the next, with gifts to nonprofit organizations projected to exceed $6 trillion.
% / Percent increase in charitable giving to causes related to International affairs, human services, environment and animals, and arts, culture and the humanities in 2007  International affairs, human services, environment and animals, and arts, culture and the humanities increased by more than 7 percent in 2007.
Charitable gifts recived by faith-based charities, including churches  Faith-based charities, including churches, received the most charitable gifts in 2007, capturing $102.32 billion – 33.4 percent of total contributions in 2007. Religious charities saw a 4.7 percent increase from the previous year.
Charitable giving amounts to colleges, universities and educational organizations  Charitable giving to colleges, universities and educational organizations accounted for the second largest share of all charitable giving at 14.1 percent. Educational institutions and organizations received $43.32 billion in gifts -- a 6.4 percent increase from 2006.
Amount / Money raised by social or human service charities in 2007  Social or human service charities raised $29.64 billion in 2007, -- an increase of 8.4 percent in donations from the previous year.
Contributions / charitable donations given to environmental and animal-welfare issues and charities in 2007  $6.96 billion was given to environmental and animal-welfare issues in 2007-- a 10.8 percent increase over 2006. Giving for these organizations was 2.3 percent of the total estimated giving for 2007.
Contributions / charitable donations given to public society benefit organizations such as the United Way or Jewish Federation in 2007  Contributions to public society benefit organizations - nonprofit organizations such as the United Way or Jewish Federation who collect funds for distribution to a number of other agencies - received $22.65 billion in donations -- a 5.8 percent increase.
Overall giving to health-related organizations such as hospitals and other health charities in 2007  Overall giving to health-related organizations such as hospitals and other health charities that raise money for research, public awareness and fighting increased 5.4 percent from 2006 to $23.15 billion in 2007.
Contributions / charitable donations given to Arts, cultural and humanities giving  Arts, cultural and humanities giving increased 7.8 percent to $13.67 billion. Gifts to arts, culture and humanities organizations were 4.5 percent total estimated giving in 2007.
Amount of tax returns reported in noncash charitable donations and average per gift  Nearly six million tax returns reported $36.9 billion in noncash charitable donations and an average of $2,585 per gift.
Number of noncash donations that were reported to the IRS in 2007  14.3 million noncash donations were reported to the IRS in 2007
Amount of corporate stock non-cash donations in 2007  Corporate stock represented the largest category of noncash donations at $13.7 billion or 37.2% of all contributions. (The average value of corporate stock donations was $79,279 per return.)
Amount Real estate non-cash donations given in 2007  Real estate donations totalled $5.9 billion They represent 16 percent and 15.8 percent of all non cash contributions, respectively.
Amount of non-cash clothing donations given in 2007  Non-cash clothing donations totaled $5.8 billion in 2007.
Easements were the largest category in terms of average donation per return and average value amount per donation  Easements were the largest category in terms of average donation per return at $684,733 and average value amount per donation at $619,727. The number of easement donations was about 2,400, the second smallest category behind intellectual property.
Approximate non-cash amount donated by taxpayers 45 and older  Approximately $15.1 billion of the donations or 40.8 percent, were made by taxpayers 65 and older, with an average of $22,000 per return.
Age group that donated more food, clothing, household items, and vehicles than other age groups  Taxpayers between 45 and 55 years old donated more food, clothing, household items, and vehicles than other age groups.
Income of taxpayers who give the most non cash donations and the average donation amount per return  Taxpayers with annual gross incomes between $100,000 and $200,000 gave the most non cash donations at $8.2 billion on 1.7 million tax returns. The average donation amount per return was $4,774.
% of donations to secular charities made by those who gave to arts, education and health.  Those who gave to arts, education and health represented 14 percent, 26 percent and 37 percent of the donors to secular charities, respectively.
% / Percent of households who donated to charity in 2002  67% percent of households donated $25 or more to charity in 2002. Households contributed on average $1,872 each.
% / Percent of households that contributed to religious causes only  11% of households contributed to religious causes only.
% / Percent of US households that contributed to only secular causes  21% of households contributed to only secular causes.
% / Percent contributed to both religious and secular causes  34% contributed to both religious and secular causes.
% of income of Art donors that went to secular causes  Arts donors' contributed on average 2.1 percent of their income to secular causes, one of the highest shares of income for secular giving. The average amount contributed to the arts by donors was $215.
Number of other secular causes supported by education donors and the percentage of their income that went to these secular causes  Education donors supported, on average, 2.7 other secular causes averaging 1.5 percent of their income. The average amount contributed to education by these donors was $416.
Number of other secular causes supported by donors to health-related causes percentage of their income that went to these secular causes  Donors to health-related causes support, on average, 2.4 other secular causes. Health donors give amounts to secular causes that average 1.2 percent of their income. The average amount contributed to health organizations by donors is $298.


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