USA Giving Donation Statistics Report
With the 2012 report quickly approaching, let's revisit the 2011 report. Here is some interesting data from the Giving USA report for 2011.
Giving in the U.S. in 2010 showed a modest uptick over adjusted numbers for 2009, according to
Giving USA. The report, released this week by the Giving USA Foundation™ and its research partner, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, showed that total charitable contributions from American individuals, corporations and foundations were an estimated $290.89 billion in 2010, up from a revised estimate of $280.30 billion for 2009. The 2010 estimate represents growth of 3.8 percent in current dollars and 2.1 percent in inflation-adjusted dollars.
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