In 2006, charitable giving in the US rose to $295.02 billion, a new record.
The Oram Group, Inc. is pleased to share highlights of the 2007 Giving USA Report on Philanthropy, published by Giving USA Foundation. The Foundation is a public service initiative of the Giving Institute (formerly American Association of Fundraising Counsel), of which The Oram Group is a member. Hank Goldstein is the Foundation's immediate past chair.
The Foundation's estimates, prepared by the Foundation’s partner, Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, report total giving in 2006 of $295.02 billion, a 4.2% increase over adjusted estimate for 2004 ($11.97 billion) and a 1.0% increase in inflation-adjusted dollars of 2006’s $283.05 billion.
Click here to see the current pie charts depicting these trends. For a more detailed analysis of these trends and other reports on giving during 2005 and longer term trends, please click on (or paste in) http:www.GivingUSA.org/GUSA/ to purchase your copy of Giving USA 2007 and related publications.
The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University is the nation's premier philanthropy research institution studying and reporting on philanthropy. The partnership between Giving USA Foundation and The Center draws on the expertise of the Center's faculty and research team to enhance and build on the Giving Institute’s half-century of data on giving.
