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In fact, in any one year, some 70% of Americans give to charity
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Americans tend to give about 3% of their income to charity, unless they've lost their jobs entirely
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In 2006, nonprofits contributed $666.1 billion to the U.S. economy.
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In 2006, nonprofits received $1 trillion in revenue, a 5.7 percent increase over 2005.
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In 2005, 12.9 million people worked for nonprofits, up from 11.1 million in 1998.
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In 2006, wages and salaries totaled $489.4 billion, compared with $318.9 billion in 1998 (not adjusted for inflation).
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Private giving (individuals, foundations, and corporations) reached $295 billion in 2006, more than double 1996’s $139 billion.
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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.
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Foundations gave $36.5 billion in 2005, a 197 percent increase from 10 years earlier.
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Corporations, including corporate foundations, donated $12.7 billion in 2006, up 69 percent from 10 years earlier.
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61.2 million people said they volunteered in 2005.
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About 12.9 billion hours were volunteered in 2006, the equivalent of 7.6 million full-time employees.
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In 2006, the estimated wage value of volunteer time was $215.6 billion—equivalent to 43.3 percent of all nonprofit wages.
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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.
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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.
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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%
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Overall, giving was up in 2007 by 3.9%, with all categories showing increases.
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Religious organizations continue to receive the biggest share of donations accounting for 33.4% of the total giving.
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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%
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Corporations and foundations contributed 5.1 percent and 12.6 percent respectively was 17.7 percent of the total philanthropic dollars in 2007.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The sum of gifts by individuals and through charitable bequests in 2007 is $252.18 billion or 82.4 percent of total giving.
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In 2007, foundations increased their giving by 10.3 percent to $38.52 billion, accounting for 12.6 percent of all philanthropy.
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In 2007, corporate giving increased 1.9 percent from last year to $15.69 billion, representing 5.1 percent of all charitable contributions.
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Total givings to arts, culture, and humanities organizations, including historical and cultural preservation in 2007, totaled 4.5 percent of all contributions.
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By 2050, an estimated $41 trillion will transfer from one generation to the next, with gifts to nonprofit organizations projected to exceed $6 trillion.
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International affairs, human services, environment and animals, and arts, culture and the humanities increased by more than 7 percent in 2007.
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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.
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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.
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Social or human service charities raised $29.64 billion in 2007, -- an increase of 8.4 percent in donations from the previous year.
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$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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nearly six million tax returns reported $36.9 billion in noncash charitable donations and an average of $2,585 per gift.
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14.3 million noncash donations were reported to the IRS in 2007
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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.)
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Real estate donations totalled $5.9 billion They represent 16 percent and 15.8 percent of all non cash contributions, respectively.
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Non-cash clothing donations totaled $5.8 billion in 2007.
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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.
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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.
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Taxpayers between 45 and 55 years old donated more food, clothing, household items, and vehicles than other age groups.
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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.
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Those who gave to arts, education and health represented 14 percent, 26 percent and 37 percent of the donors to secular charities, respectively.
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67% percent of households donated $25 or more to charity in 2002. Households contributed on average $1,872 each.
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11% of households contributed to religious causes only.
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21% of households contributed to only secular causes.
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34% contributed to both religious and secular causes.
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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.
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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.
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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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