GIVING USA 2011 reports the first increase in total charitable giving since 2007
According to the annual Giving USA study, charitable giving was up in 2010 for the first time in recent years. The estimate of total giving from individuals, corporations and foundations for last year was an estimated $290.89 billion, up from $280.30 billion, the revised estimate for 2009. The increase represents an inflation-adjusted rise of just over 2 percent. Consistent with past data, individuals accounted for the majority of giving. Combined contributions from foundations and corporations equaled just over $56 billion, or 20 percent of all contributions. Of the $41 billion given by foundations, $19 billion (46%) came from family foundations.
GIVING by SOURCE
Source
Total $ (billions)
% of Total $
+/- from 2009 *
Individual giving
$211.77
73%
+ 2.2%
Foundation giving
$41.0
14%
- 1.8%
Charitable bequests
$22.83
8%
+ 16.9%
Corporate giving**
$15.29
5%
+ 8.8%
TOTAL
$290.89
+ 2.1%
* adjusted for inflation ** corporate giving totals also reflect in-kind donations
Once again, Religion garnered the largest amount of charitable dollars, followed by Education. The categories of Human Services, Health and Environment all experienced declines in giving levels over 2009. The largest increase in giving recorded was in the International Affairs category.
GIVING by SUBJECT
Subject
Total $ (billions)
% of Total $
+/- from 2009
Religion
$100.63 billion
35%
-.8%
Education
$41.67 billion
14%
+3.5%
Human services
$26.49 billion
9%
-1.5%
Public Society Benefit Organizations (including United Way, Combined Federal Campaign and United Jewish Appeal
$24.24 billion
8%
+4.5%
Health
$22.83 billion
8%
-.3%
International affairs
$15.77 billion
5%
+13.5%
Arts, culture and humanities
$13.28 billion
5%
+4.1%
Environment/animal-related groups
$6.66 billion;
2%
-2.3%
TOTAL
$251.57 ***
*** Other "non-subject” recipients include: Foundations ($33 billion); individual ($4.2 billion); and other/unallocated ($2.12 billion)
The Giving USA 2011 research report, prepared by the Giving USA Foundation and its research partner the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, uses IRS data, government estimates and other sources to determine totals for each year.
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