Overall, giving was up in 2007 by 3.9%, with all categories showing increases.
Category: Charity / Non-profit Industry Stats (click here for all stats in this category)
Description: Noteworthy is that bequests, after a steep decline in 2006, rose 6.9%; and foundation giving was up 10.3%.
Period: 2007
Source: Giving USA 2008 Report, CampbellCompany.com
Publisher: About.com
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| In fact, in any one year, some 70% of Americans give to charity | |
| Americans tend to give about 3% of their income to charity, unless they've lost their jobs entirely | |
| In 2006, nonprofits contributed $666.1 billion to the U.S. economy. | |
| In 2006, nonprofits received $1 trillion in revenue, a 5.7 percent increase over 2005. | |
| In 2005, 12.9 million people worked for nonprofits, up from 11.1 million in 1998. | |
| Private giving (individuals, foundations, and corporations) reached $295 billion in 2006, more than double 1996’s $139 billion. | |
| 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. | |
| Foundations gave $36.5 billion in 2005, a 197 percent increase from 10 years earlier. | |
| Corporations, including corporate foundations, donated $12.7 billion in 2006, up 69 percent from 10 years earlier. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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% | |
| Religious organizations continue to receive the biggest share of donations accounting for 33.4% of the total giving. | |
| 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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| 13 million Americans made donations online after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita | Pew Internet and American Life Project |
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