Micro-PhilanthropyIndividual Giving: Who Gives and Why?

The word Charity comes from the Latin word Caritasmeaning ‘loving kindness through giving’.

U.S. Philanthropy

•Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy is a yearly assessment on giving based on research conducted by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy since 2000.

U.S. Philanthropy• Giving USA provides an estimate of

aggregate giving to all charitable organizations across the United States about 53 million households, approximately 16 million corporations that claim charitable deductions, over 1 million estates, and about 82,000 foundations. • These donations go to about 1.1

million IRS-registered charities, plus a conservative estimate of 300,000 American religious organizations.

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2017 contributions: $410.02 billion by source (in billions of dollars – all figures are rounded)

• Data from the 2018 Giving USA report are based on charitable contributions for the year 2017. • In 2018, the report found that

individual giving was the largest category of total contributions, and was up by nearly 4% (offsetting a decrease in giving by bequest).

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2017 contributions: $410.02 billion by type of recipient organization(in billions of dollars – all figures are rounded)

• Religious organizations are the number one destination of charitable giving in the United States• Educational organizations are

the second largest recipient• Dogs and the environment are

more likely to get charity than individuals…

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Total giving, 1977-2017(in billions of dollars)

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Changes in giving by source 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2015-2017 (in current dollars)

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Giving by individuals, 1977-2017(in billions of dollars)

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Giving by source: Percentage of the total in five-year spans, 1978-2017 (in inflation-adjusted dollars, 2017 = $100)

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Total giving as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product, 1977-2017 (in inflation-adjusted dollars, 2017 = $100)

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Giving to international affairs, 1987-2017*(in billions of dollars)

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