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Data Tables
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T his section provides data on giving by
donor and recipient type for the last 40
years in current and inflation-adjusted dollars.
Also included are 40-year trend data on:

Total giving as a percentage of GDP

Individual giving as a percentage of
disposable personal income
Corporate giving as a percentage of
corporate pre-tax profits

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Giving by source, 1980-2020

(in billions of current dollars)
Percent Corpora- Percent Founda- Percent Percent Percent
Year Total change tion change tions change Bequests change Individuals change
1980 $48.63 12.8% $2.25 9.8% $2.81 25.4% $2.86 28.3% $40.71 11.3%
1981 $55.28 13.7% $2.64 17.3% $3.07 9.3% $3.58 25.2% $45.99 13.0%
1982 $59.11 6.9% $3.11 17.8% $3.16 2.9% $5.21 45.5% $47.63 3.6%
1983 $63.21 6.9% $3.67 18.0% $3.60 13.9% $3.88 -25.5% $52.06 9.3%
1984 $68.58 8.5% $4.13 12.5% $3.95 9.7% $4.04 4.1% $56.46 8.5%
1985 $71.69 4.5% $4.63 12.1% $4.90 24.1% $4.77 18.1% $57.39 1.6%
1986 $83.25 16.1% $5.03 8.6% $5.43 10.8% $5.70 19.5% $67.09 16.9%
1987 $82.20 -1.3% $5.21 3.6% $5.88 8.3% $6.58 15.4% $64.53 -3.8%
1988 $88.04 7.1% $5.34 2.5% $6.15 4.6% $6.57 -0.2% $69.98 8.4%
1989 $98.30 11.7% $5.46 2.2% $6.55 6.5% $6.84 4.1% $79.45 13.5%
1990 $98.48 0.2% $5.46 0.0% $7.23 10.4% $6.79 -0.7% $79.00 -0.6%
1991 $102.58 4.2% $5.25 -3.8% $7.72 6.8% $7.68 13.1% $81.93 3.7%
1992 $111.29 8.5% $5.91 12.6% $8.64 11.9% $9.54 24.2% $87.20 6.4%
1993 $116.58 4.8% $6.47 9.5% $9.53 10.3% $8.86 -7.1% $91.72 5.2%
1994 $120.05 3.0% $6.98 7.9% $9.66 1.4% $11.13 25.6% $92.28 0.6%
1995 $123.10 2.5% $7.35 5.3% $10.56 9.3% $10.41 -6.5% $94.78 2.7%
1996 $138.89 12.8% $7.51 2.2% $12.00 13.6% $12.03 15.6% $107.35 13.3%
1997 $162.46 17.0% $8.62 14.8% $13.92 16.0% $16.25 35.1% $123.67 15.2%
1998 $176.56 8.7% $8.46 -1.9% $17.01 22.2% $13.41 -17.5% $137.68 11.3%
1999 $203.19 15.1% $10.23 20.9% $20.51 20.6% $17.82 32.9% $154.63 12.3%
2000 $229.66 13.0% $10.74 5.0% $24.58 19.8% $20.25 13.6% $174.09 12.6%
2001 $232.09 1.1% $11.66 8.6% $27.22 10.7% $20.15 -0.5% $173.06 -0.6%
2002 $232.72 0.3% $10.79 -7.5% $26.98 -0.9% $21.16 5.0% $173.79 0.4%
2003 $237.45 2.0% $11.06 2.5% $26.84 -0.5% $18.08 -14.6% $181.47 4.4%
2004 $260.26 9.6% $11.36 2.7% $28.41 5.8% $18.53 2.5% $201.96 11.3%
2005 $292.43 12.4% $15.20 33.8% $32.41 14.1% $24.00 29.5% $220.82 9.3%
2006 $296.09 1.3% $14.52 -4.5% $34.91 7.7% $21.90 -8.8% $224.76 1.8%
2007 $311.06 5.1% $14.22 -2.1% $40.00 14.6% $23.79 8.6% $233.05 3.7%
2008 $299.61 -3.7% $12.40 -12.8% $42.21 5.5% $31.24 31.3% $213.76 -8.3%
2009 $274.78 -8.3% $13.79 11.2% $41.09 -2.7% $19.12 -38.8% $200.78 -6.1%
2010 $288.16 4.9% $15.82 14.7% $40.95 -0.3% $23.40 22.4% $207.99 3.6%
2011 $298.50 3.6% $15.58 -1.5% $43.83 7.0% $25.18 7.6% $213.91 2.8%
2012 $332.61 11.4% $17.22 10.5% $46.37 5.8% $24.63 -2.2% $244.38 14.2%
2013 $332.52 0.0% $15.86 -7.9% $49.88 7.6% $24.35 -1.1% $242.43 -0.8%
2014 $357.60 7.5% $18.26 15.1% $54.91 10.1% $32.18 32.1% $252.25 4.0%
2015 $376.68 5.3% $19.08 4.5% $57.29 4.3% $35.63 10.7% $264.69 4.9%
2016 $396.53 5.3% $19.41 1.7% $63.12 10.2% $34.62 -2.8% $279.38 5.5%
2017 $429.49 8.3% $17.83 -8.1% $70.73 12.0% $38.12 10.1% $302.81 8.4%
2018 $428.42 -0.2% $17.43 -2.2% $73.85 4.4% $39.97 4.8% $297.17 -1.9%
2019 $448.66 4.7% $17.98 3.1% $75.69 2.5% $37.99 -5.0% $317.00 6.7%
2020 $471.44 5.1% $16.88 -6.1% $88.55 17.0% $41.91 10.3% $324.10 2.2%
Note: All figures are rounded. Data on giving by foundations provided by Candid. See the “Brief summary of methods used” section of the full report for an
explanation of the revisions made to Giving USA data for years prior to 2020.
Any use of the data presented in this chapter requires the following full citation: Giving USA 2021: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2020. Researched
and written by Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Sponsored by Giving USA Foundation, a public service initiative of The Giving Institute.
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Giving by source, 1980-2020

(in billions of inflation-adjusted dollars)
Percent Corpora- Percent Founda- Percent Percent Percent
Year Total change tion change tions change Bequests change Individuals change
1980 $152.92 -0.7% $7.08 -3.4% $8.84 10.5% $8.99 12.9% $128.02 -2.0%
1981 $157.49 3.0% $7.52 6.3% $8.75 -1.0% $10.20 13.4% $131.03 2.3%
1982 $158.47 0.6% $8.34 10.9% $8.47 -3.1% $13.97 36.9% $127.69 -2.5%
1983 $164.18 3.6% $9.53 14.3% $9.35 10.4% $10.08 -27.8% $135.22 5.9%
1984 $171.02 4.2% $10.30 8.0% $9.85 5.3% $10.07 0.0% $140.80 4.1%
1985 $172.33 0.8% $11.13 8.1% $11.78 19.6% $11.47 13.8% $137.96 -2.0%
1986 $196.34 13.9% $11.86 6.6% $12.81 8.7% $13.44 17.2% $158.23 14.7%
1987 $187.24 -4.6% $11.87 0.0% $13.39 4.6% $14.99 11.5% $146.99 -7.1%
1988 $192.65 2.9% $11.68 -1.5% $13.46 0.5% $14.38 -4.1% $153.13 4.2%
1989 $205.22 6.5% $11.40 -2.4% $13.67 1.6% $14.28 -0.7% $165.87 8.3%
1990 $195.01 -5.0% $10.81 -5.1% $14.32 4.7% $13.45 -5.8% $156.44 -5.7%
1991 $195.02 0.0% $9.98 -7.7% $14.68 2.5% $14.60 8.6% $155.76 -0.4%
1992 $205.33 5.3% $10.90 9.2% $15.94 8.6% $17.60 20.6% $160.89 3.3%
1993 $208.92 1.7% $11.59 6.3% $17.08 7.1% $15.88 -9.8% $164.37 2.2%
1994 $209.51 0.3% $12.18 5.1% $16.86 -1.3% $19.42 22.3% $161.05 -2.0%
1995 $209.00 -0.2% $12.48 2.4% $17.93 6.3% $17.67 -9.0% $160.92 -0.1%
1996 $229.19 9.7% $12.39 -0.7% $19.80 10.4% $19.85 12.3% $177.15 10.1%
1997 $262.03 14.3% $13.90 12.2% $22.45 13.4% $26.21 32.0% $199.47 12.6%
1998 $280.25 7.0% $13.43 -3.4% $27.00 20.3% $21.29 -18.8% $218.54 9.6%
1999 $315.51 12.6% $15.89 18.3% $31.85 18.0% $27.67 30.0% $240.11 9.9%
2000 $345.35 9.5% $16.15 1.7% $36.96 16.1% $30.45 10.0% $261.79 9.0%
2001 $339.31 -1.7% $17.05 5.6% $39.80 7.7% $29.46 -3.3% $253.01 -3.4%
2002 $334.85 -1.3% $15.53 -8.9% $38.82 -2.5% $30.45 3.4% $250.06 -1.2%
2003 $333.97 -0.3% $15.56 0.2% $37.75 -2.8% $25.43 -16.5% $255.23 2.1%
2004 $356.52 6.8% $15.56 0.0% $38.92 3.1% $25.38 -0.2% $276.66 8.4%
2005 $387.32 8.6% $20.13 29.4% $42.93 10.3% $31.79 25.2% $292.48 5.7%
2006 $380.09 -1.9% $18.64 -7.4% $44.81 4.4% $28.11 -11.6% $288.52 -1.4%
2007 $388.34 2.2% $17.75 -4.8% $49.94 11.4% $29.70 5.6% $290.95 0.8%
2008 $360.11 -7.3% $14.90 -16.0% $50.73 1.6% $37.55 26.4% $256.92 -11.7%
2009 $331.46 -8.0% $16.63 11.6% $49.57 -2.3% $23.06 -38.6% $242.20 -5.7%
2010 $341.83 3.1% $18.77 12.8% $48.58 -2.0% $27.76 20.4% $246.73 1.9%
2011 $343.50 0.5% $17.93 -4.5% $50.44 3.8% $28.98 4.4% $246.16 -0.2%
2012 $374.98 9.2% $19.41 8.3% $52.28 3.7% $27.77 -4.2% $275.52 11.9%
2013 $369.47 -1.5% $17.62 -9.2% $55.42 6.0% $27.06 -2.6% $269.37 -2.2%
2014 $390.82 5.8% $19.96 13.3% $60.02 8.3% $35.17 30.0% $275.68 2.3%
2015 $411.22 5.2% $20.83 4.4% $62.54 4.2% $38.89 10.6% $288.97 4.8%
2016 $427.76 4.0% $20.94 0.5% $68.10 8.9% $37.35 -4.0% $301.38 4.3%
2017 $453.52 6.0% $18.83 -10.1% $74.68 9.7% $40.26 7.8% $319.75 6.1%
2018 $441.67 -2.6% $17.97 -4.6% $76.14 1.9% $41.21 2.4% $306.36 -4.2%
2019 $454.11 2.8% $18.20 1.3% $76.61 0.6% $38.45 -6.7% $320.86 4.7%
2020 $471.44 3.8% $16.88 -7.3% $88.55 15.6% $41.91 9.0% $324.10 1.0%
Note: All figures are rounded.Data on giving by foundations provided by Candid. See the “Brief summary of methods used” section of the full report for an
explanation of the revisions made to Giving USA data for years prior to 2020. Inflation adjustment calculated using the Consumer Price Index calculator available at
www.bls.gov, 2020 = 100.
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Contributions received by type of organization, 1980-2020

(in billions of current dollars)
Public-
Percent Percent Educ- Percent Human Percent Percent society Percent
Year Total change Religion change ation change services change Health change benefit change
1980 $48.63 12.8% $22.23 10.2% $5.07 7.9% $4.45 3.2% $4.48 4.7% $2.28 25.3%
1981 $55.28 13.7% $25.05 12.7% $5.93 17.0% $4.59 3.1% $4.63 3.3% $2.13 -6.6%
1982 $59.11 6.9% $28.06 12.0% $4.94 -16.7% $2.88 -37.3% $3.06 -33.9% $3.21 50.7%
1983 $63.21 6.9% $31.84 13.5% $5.33 7.9% $3.04 5.6% $3.46 13.1% $3.77 17.4%
1984 $68.58 8.5% $35.55 11.7% $6.37 19.5% $3.34 9.9% $3.87 11.8% $4.68 24.1%
1985 $71.69 4.5% $38.21 7.5% $6.75 6.0% $3.68 10.2% $4.59 18.6% $4.09 -12.6%
1986 $83.25 16.1% $41.68 9.1% $8.46 25.3% $3.77 2.4% $4.37 -4.8% $7.66 87.3%
1987 $82.20 -1.3% $43.51 4.4% $8.08 -4.5% $3.99 5.8% $4.71 7.8% $4.86 -36.6%
1988 $88.04 7.1% $45.15 3.8% $8.79 8.8% $4.45 11.5% $5.59 18.7% $5.20 7.0%
1989 $98.30 11.7% $47.77 5.8% $11.31 28.7% $6.52 46.5% $6.42 14.8% $6.02 15.8%
1990 $98.48 0.2% $49.79 4.2% $11.83 4.6% $6.69 2.6% $7.75 20.7% $6.56 9.0%
1991 $102.58 4.2% $50.00 0.4% $12.10 2.3% $7.50 12.1% $7.63 -1.5% $6.73 2.6%
1992 $111.29 8.5% $50.95 1.9% $13.21 9.2% $9.14 21.9% $8.52 11.7% $7.15 6.2%
1993 $116.58 4.8% $52.89 3.8% $14.36 8.7% $9.67 5.8% $8.79 3.2% $8.27 15.7%
1994 $120.05 3.0% $56.43 6.7% $14.09 -1.9% $9.67 0.0% $8.98 2.2% $8.11 -1.9%
1995 $123.10 2.5% $58.07 2.9% $16.47 16.9% $10.67 10.3% $17.92 99.6% $8.76 8.0%
1996 $138.89 12.8% $61.90 6.6% $17.94 8.9% $11.97 12.2% $18.35 2.4% $9.40 7.3%
1997 $162.46 17.0% $64.69 4.5% $22.00 22.6% $14.35 19.9% $13.62 -25.8% $11.23 19.5%
1998 $176.56 8.7% $68.25 5.5% $23.98 9.0% $16.32 13.7% $12.77 -6.2% $12.51 11.4%
1999 $203.19 15.1% $71.25 4.4% $26.63 11.1% $17.56 7.6% $13.58 6.3% $13.58 8.6%
2000 $229.66 13.0% $76.95 8.0% $28.81 8.2% $20.79 18.4% $15.30 12.7% $15.00 10.5%
2001 $232.09 1.1% $79.87 3.8% $28.07 -2.6% $24.28 16.8% $16.41 7.3% $16.56 10.4%
2002 $232.72 0.3% $82.98 3.9% $27.25 -2.9% $22.71 -6.5% $15.70 -4.3% $14.22 -14.1%
2003 $237.45 2.0% $84.12 1.4% $29.59 8.6% $23.49 3.4% $17.78 13.2% $15.96 12.2%
2004 $260.26 9.6% $87.51 4.0% $31.66 7.0% $26.10 11.1% $19.06 7.2% $17.66 10.7%
2005 $292.43 12.4% $90.86 3.8% $34.99 10.5% $30.35 16.3% $20.33 6.7% $20.76 17.6%
2006 $296.09 1.3% $94.63 4.1% $40.07 14.5% $30.74 1.3% $24.22 19.1% $23.16 11.6%
2007 $311.06 5.1% $97.79 3.3% $42.69 6.5% $31.45 2.3% $25.28 4.4% $19.99 -13.7%
2008 $299.61 -3.7% $98.22 0.4% $35.89 -15.9% $35.44 12.7% $24.14 -4.5% $17.95 -10.2%
2009 $274.78 -8.3% $99.56 1.4% $34.96 -2.6% $35.95 1.4% $26.08 8.0% $17.31 -3.6%
2010 $288.16 4.9% $97.54 -2.0% $42.22 20.8% $36.78 2.3% $27.68 6.1% $19.21 11.0%
2011 $298.50 3.6% $101.78 4.3% $42.92 1.7% $37.40 1.7% $25.86 -6.6% $21.35 11.1%
2012 $332.61 11.4% $105.77 3.9% $46.85 9.2% $41.14 10.0% $26.18 1.2% $22.88 7.2%
2013 $332.53 0.0% $110.42 4.4% $44.48 -5.1% $41.13 0.0% $32.26 23.2% $24.27 6.1%
2014 $357.60 7.5% $115.95 5.0% $49.41 11.1% $43.73 6.3% $33.08 2.5% $25.84 6.5%
2015 $376.68 5.3% $119.21 2.8% $53.24 7.7% $46.89 7.2% $34.28 3.6% $27.33 5.8%
2016 $397.16 5.4% $123.81 3.9% $53.63 0.7% $48.95 4.4% $38.12 11.2% $30.92 13.2%
2017 $429.53 8.2% $125.00 1.0% $56.29 5.0% $52.70 7.7% $38.49 1.0% $34.50 11.6%
2018 $428.42 -0.3% $125.32 0.3% $58.88 4.6% $57.24 8.6% $40.86 6.2% $38.42 11.4%
2019 $448.66 4.7% $129.79 3.6% $65.43 11.1% $59.39 3.8% $43.42 6.3% $41.50 8.0%
2020 $471.44 5.1% $131.08 1.0% $71.34 9.0% $65.14 9.7% $42.12 -3.0% $48.00 15.7%
Note: All figures are rounded. Gifts to environment/animals and international affairs began to be tracked in 1987, and gifts to foundations began to be tracked in
1978. See the “Brief summary of methods used” section of the full report for an explanation of the revisions made to Giving USA data for years prior to 2020. The
difference between adding the subsectors together and the total noted is the amount of contributions that are unallocated each year. Please see the annual report
for more details about unallocated giving.
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Contributions received by type of organization, 1980-2020

(in billions of current dollars)
Arts, culture, Percent International Percent Environment/ Percent Gifts to Percent Gifts to Unallo-
Year humanities change affairs change animals change foundations change individuals cated
1980 $2.12 7.1% $1.98 -10.4% $6.02
1981 $2.28 7.5% $2.39 20.7% $8.28
1982 $0.97 -57.5% $4.00 67.4% $10.29
1983 $1.41 45.4% $2.71 -32.3% $10.06
1984 $1.69 19.9% $3.36 24.0% $7.90
1985 $1.89 11.8% $4.73 40.8% $5.98
1986 $2.50 32.3% $4.96 4.9% $7.59
1987 $2.60 4.0% $1.45 $0.84 $5.16 4.0% $7.00
1988 $3.01 15.8% $1.46 0.7% $0.94 11.9% $3.93 -23.8% $9.52
1989 $3.42 13.6% $1.64 12.3% $1.08 14.9% $4.41 12.2% $9.71
1990 $3.69 7.9% $2.06 25.6% $1.29 19.4% $3.83 -13.2% $4.99
1991 $3.82 3.5% $1.62 -21.4% $1.49 15.5% $4.46 16.4% $7.23
1992 $4.16 8.9% $2.12 30.9% $1.59 6.7% $5.01 12.3% $9.44
1993 $4.26 2.4% $1.94 -8.5% $1.79 12.6% $6.26 25.0% $8.35
1994 $4.60 8.0% $2.47 27.3% $1.99 11.2% $6.33 1.1% $7.38
1995 $5.29 15.0% $2.63 6.5% $2.23 12.1% $8.46 33.6% -$7.40
1996 $5.98 13.0% $2.99 13.7% $2.60 16.6% $12.63 49.3% -$4.87
1997 $7.18 20.1% $3.14 5.0% $2.91 11.9% $13.96 10.5% $9.38
1998 $8.10 12.8% $4.11 30.9% $3.79 30.2% $19.92 42.7% $6.81
1999 $8.80 8.6% $5.36 30.4% $4.52 19.3% $28.76 44.4% $13.15
2000 $10.56 20.0% $6.28 17.2% $4.87 7.7% $24.71 -14.1% $26.39
2001 $9.73 -7.9% $6.68 6.4% $5.30 8.8% $25.67 3.9% $19.52
2002 $9.93 2.1% $7.97 19.3% $4.66 -12.1% $19.16 -25.4% $28.14
2003 $11.11 11.9% $9.44 18.4% $4.98 6.9% $21.62 12.8% $19.36
2004 $11.23 1.1% $11.52 22.0% $5.78 16.1% $20.32 -6.0% $1.74 $27.68
2005 $12.43 10.7% $12.71 10.3% $6.47 11.9% $24.46 20.4% $3.11 $35.96
2006 $13.92 12.0% $13.51 6.3% $7.39 14.2% $27.10 10.8% $3.83 $17.52
2007 $14.92 7.2% $15.78 16.8% $8.05 8.9% $37.67 39.0% $3.37 $14.08
2008 $12.29 -17.6% $20.57 30.4% $7.71 -4.2% $30.14 -20.0% $3.60 $13.66
2009 $12.59 2.4% $16.39 -20.3% $7.32 -5.1% $32.39 7.5% $4.20 -$11.97
2010 $13.38 6.3% $13.89 -15.3% $7.93 8.3% $26.07 -19.5% $4.88 -$1.42
2011 $12.82 -4.2% $15.18 9.3% $8.16 2.9% $30.20 15.8% $6.10 -$3.27
2012 $13.89 8.3% $16.01 5.5% $8.92 9.3% $40.13 32.9% $5.84 $5.00
2013 $14.64 5.4% $19.41 21.2% $8.56 -4.0% $40.83 1.7% $7.22 -$10.68
2014 $15.92 8.7% $20.22 4.2% $9.60 12.2% $44.63 9.3% $6.71 -$7.48
2015 $17.72 11.3% $23.47 16.1% $10.70 11.5% $39.29 -12.0% $6.69 -$2.15
2016 $17.20 -2.9% $21.58 -8.0% $11.31 5.6% $40.78 3.8% $9.54 $1.31
2017 $18.14 5.5% $25.22 16.9% $12.05 6.6% $52.39 28.5% $10.90 $3.84
2018 $18.90 4.2% $23.97 -5.0% $13.19 9.5% $49.45 -5.6% $12.67 -$10.48
2019 $21.04 11.3% $23.72 -1.0% $14.46 9.6% $57.00 15.3% $14.38 -$21.47
2020 $19.47 -7.5% $25.89 9.1% $16.14 11.6% $58.17 2.0% $16.22 -$22.13
Note: All figures are rounded. Gifts to environment/animals and international affairs began to be tracked in 1987, and gifts to foundations began to be tracked in
1978. See the “Brief summary of methods used” section of the full report for an explanation of the revisions made to Giving USA data for years prior to 2020. The
difference between adding the subsectors together and the total noted is the amount of contributions that are unallocated each year. Please see the annual report
for more details about unallocated giving.
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Contributions received by type of organization, 1980-2020

(in billions of inflation-adjusted dollars)
Public-
Percent Percent Educ- Percent Human Percent Percent society Percent
Year Total change Religion change ation change services change Health change benefit change
1980 $152.92 -0.7% $69.91 -3.0% $15.94 -5.0% $13.99 -9.1% $14.09 -7.8% $7.17 10.3%
1981 $157.49 3.0% $71.37 2.1% $16.89 6.0% $13.08 -6.6% $13.19 -6.4% $6.07 -15.4%
1982 $158.47 0.6% $75.23 5.4% $13.24 -21.6% $7.72 -41.0% $8.20 -37.8% $8.61 41.8%
1983 $164.18 3.6% $82.70 9.9% $13.84 4.5% $7.90 2.3% $8.99 9.5% $9.79 13.8%
1984 $171.02 4.2% $88.65 7.2% $15.89 14.7% $8.33 5.5% $9.65 7.4% $11.67 19.2%
1985 $172.33 0.8% $91.85 3.6% $16.23 2.1% $8.85 6.2% $11.03 14.3% $9.83 -15.8%
1986 $196.34 13.9% $98.30 7.0% $19.95 23.0% $8.89 0.5% $10.31 -6.6% $18.07 83.8%
1987 $187.24 -4.6% $99.11 0.8% $18.41 -7.8% $9.09 2.2% $10.73 4.1% $11.07 -38.7%
1988 $192.65 2.9% $98.80 -0.3% $19.23 4.5% $9.74 7.1% $12.23 14.0% $11.38 2.8%
1989 $205.22 6.5% $99.73 0.9% $23.61 22.8% $13.61 39.8% $13.40 9.6% $12.57 10.5%
1990 $195.01 -5.0% $98.59 -1.1% $23.43 -0.8% $13.25 -2.7% $15.35 14.5% $12.99 3.4%
1991 $195.02 0.0% $95.06 -3.6% $23.00 -1.8% $14.26 7.6% $14.51 -5.5% $12.79 -1.5%
1992 $205.33 5.3% $94.00 -1.1% $24.37 6.0% $16.86 18.3% $15.72 8.4% $13.19 3.1%
1993 $208.92 1.7% $94.78 0.8% $25.73 5.6% $17.33 2.8% $15.75 0.2% $14.82 12.3%
1994 $209.51 0.3% $98.48 3.9% $24.59 -4.4% $16.88 -2.6% $15.67 -0.5% $14.15 -4.5%
1995 $209.00 -0.2% $98.59 0.1% $27.96 13.7% $18.12 7.3% $30.42 94.1% $14.87 5.1%
1996 $229.19 9.7% $102.15 3.6% $29.60 5.9% $19.75 9.0% $30.28 -0.5% $15.51 4.3%
1997 $262.03 14.3% $104.34 2.1% $35.48 19.9% $23.15 17.2% $21.97 -27.5% $18.11 16.8%
1998 $280.25 7.0% $108.33 3.8% $38.06 7.3% $25.90 11.9% $20.27 -7.7% $19.86 9.6%
1999 $315.51 12.6% $110.64 2.1% $41.35 8.6% $27.27 5.3% $21.09 4.0% $21.09 6.2%
2000 $345.35 9.5% $115.71 4.6% $43.32 4.8% $31.26 14.7% $23.01 9.1% $22.56 7.0%
2001 $339.31 -1.7% $116.77 0.9% $41.04 -5.3% $35.50 13.5% $23.99 4.3% $24.21 7.3%
2002 $334.85 -1.3% $119.40 2.2% $39.21 -4.5% $32.68 -7.9% $22.59 -5.8% $20.46 -15.5%
2003 $333.97 -0.3% $118.31 -0.9% $41.62 6.1% $33.04 1.1% $25.01 10.7% $22.45 9.7%
2004 $356.52 6.8% $119.88 1.3% $43.37 4.2% $35.75 8.2% $26.11 4.4% $24.19 7.8%
2005 $387.32 8.6% $120.34 0.4% $46.34 6.9% $40.20 12.4% $26.93 3.1% $27.50 13.7%
2006 $380.09 -1.9% $121.48 0.9% $51.44 11.0% $39.46 -1.8% $31.09 15.5% $29.73 8.1%
2007 $388.34 2.2% $122.08 0.5% $53.30 3.6% $39.26 -0.5% $31.56 1.5% $24.96 -16.1%
2008 $360.11 -7.3% $118.05 -3.3% $43.14 -19.1% $42.60 8.5% $29.01 -8.1% $21.57 -13.6%
2009 $331.46 -8.0% $120.10 1.7% $42.17 -2.2% $43.37 1.8% $31.46 8.4% $20.88 -3.2%
2010 $341.83 3.1% $115.71 -3.7% $50.08 18.8% $43.63 0.6% $32.84 4.4% $22.79 9.1%
2011 $343.50 0.5% $117.12 1.2% $49.39 -1.4% $43.04 -1.4% $29.76 -9.4% $24.57 7.8%
2012 $374.98 9.2% $119.24 1.8% $52.82 6.9% $46.38 7.8% $29.52 -0.8% $25.79 5.0%
2013 $369.48 -1.5% $122.69 2.9% $49.42 -6.4% $45.70 -1.5% $35.84 21.4% $26.96 4.5%
2014 $390.82 5.8% $126.72 3.3% $54.00 9.3% $47.79 4.6% $36.15 0.9% $28.24 4.7%
2015 $411.22 5.2% $130.15 2.7% $58.12 7.6% $51.19 7.1% $37.42 3.5% $29.83 5.6%
2016 $428.44 4.2% $133.56 2.6% $57.86 -0.4% $52.80 3.1% $41.13 9.9% $33.36 11.8%
2017 $453.57 5.9% $132.00 -1.2% $59.44 2.7% $55.65 5.4% $40.64 -1.2% $36.43 9.2%
2018 $441.67 -2.6% $129.20 -2.1% $60.71 2.1% $59.01 6.0% $42.12 3.6% $39.61 8.7%
2019 $454.11 2.8% $131.36 1.7% $66.23 9.1% $60.11 1.9% $43.95 4.3% $42.00 6.0%
2020 $471.44 3.8% $131.08 -0.2% $71.34 7.7% $65.14 8.4% $42.12 -4.2% $48.00 14.3%
Note: All figures are rounded. Gifts to environment/animals and international affairs began to be tracked in 1987, and gifts to foundations began to be tracked in
1978. See the “Brief summary of methods used” section of the full report for an explanation of the revisions made to Giving USA data for years prior to 2020. The
difference between adding the subsectors together and the total noted is the amount of contributions that are unallocated each year. Please see the annual report
for more details about unallocated giving. Inflation adjustment calculated using the Consumer Price Index calculator available at www.bls.gov, 2020 = 100.
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Contributions received by type of organization, 1980-2020

(in billions of inflation-adjusted dollars)
Arts, culture, Percent International Percent Environment/ Percent Gifts to Percent Gifts to Unallo-
Year humanities change affairs change animals change foundations change individuals cated
1980 $6.67 -5.7% $6.23 -21.1% $18.93
1981 $6.50 -2.6% $6.81 9.4% $23.59
1982 $2.60 -60.0% $10.72 57.5% $27.59
1983 $3.66 40.8% $7.04 -34.4% $26.13
1984 $4.21 15.1% $8.38 19.0% $19.70
1985 $4.54 7.8% $11.37 35.7% $14.38
1986 $5.90 29.8% $11.70 2.9% $17.90
1987 $5.92 0.4% $3.30 $1.91 $11.75 0.5% $15.95
1988 $6.59 11.2% $3.19 -3.3% $2.06 7.5% $8.60 -26.8% $20.83
1989 $7.14 8.4% $3.42 7.2% $2.25 9.6% $9.21 7.1% $20.27
1990 $7.31 2.3% $4.08 19.1% $2.55 13.3% $7.58 -17.6% $9.88
1991 $7.26 -0.6% $3.08 -24.5% $2.83 10.9% $8.48 11.8% $13.75
1992 $7.68 5.7% $3.91 27.0% $2.93 3.6% $9.24 9.0% $17.42
1993 $7.63 -0.5% $3.48 -11.1% $3.21 9.4% $11.22 21.4% $14.96
1994 $8.03 5.2% $4.31 24.0% $3.47 8.3% $11.05 -1.5% $12.88
1995 $8.98 11.9% $4.47 3.6% $3.79 9.0% $14.36 30.0% -$12.56
1996 $9.87 9.9% $4.93 10.5% $4.29 13.3% $20.84 45.1% -$8.04
1997 $11.58 17.4% $5.06 2.6% $4.69 9.4% $22.52 8.0% $15.13
1998 $12.86 11.0% $6.52 28.8% $6.02 28.2% $31.62 40.4% $10.81
1999 $13.66 6.3% $8.32 27.6% $7.02 16.7% $44.66 41.3% $20.41
2000 $15.88 16.2% $9.44 13.5% $7.32 4.3% $37.16 -16.8% $39.68
2001 $14.23 -10.4% $9.77 3.4% $7.75 5.8% $37.53 1.0% $28.53
2002 $14.29 0.4% $11.47 17.4% $6.71 -13.5% $27.57 -26.5% $40.49
2003 $15.63 9.4% $13.28 15.8% $7.00 4.5% $30.41 10.3% $27.22
2004 $15.38 -1.6% $15.78 18.9% $7.92 13.0% $27.84 -8.5% $2.38 $37.92
2005 $16.46 7.0% $16.83 6.7% $8.57 8.2% $32.39 16.4% $4.12 $47.64
2006 $17.87 8.5% $17.34 3.0% $9.49 10.7% $34.79 7.4% $4.92 $22.49
2007 $18.63 4.2% $19.70 13.6% $10.05 5.9% $47.03 35.2% $4.20 $17.57
2008 $14.77 -20.7% $24.72 25.5% $9.27 -7.8% $36.23 -23.0% $4.33 $16.41
2009 $15.19 2.8% $19.77 -20.0% $8.83 -4.7% $39.07 7.8% $5.07 -$14.44
2010 $15.87 4.5% $16.48 -16.7% $9.41 6.5% $30.93 -20.8% $5.79 -$1.69
2011 $14.75 -7.1% $17.47 6.0% $9.39 -0.2% $34.75 12.4% $7.02 -$3.76
2012 $15.66 6.1% $18.05 3.3% $10.06 7.1% $45.24 30.2% $6.58 $5.64
2013 $16.27 3.9% $21.57 19.5% $9.51 -5.4% $45.37 0.3% $8.02 -$11.87
2014 $17.40 6.9% $22.10 2.5% $10.49 10.3% $48.77 7.5% $7.33 -$8.17
2015 $19.35 11.2% $25.62 15.9% $11.69 11.4% $42.90 -12.0% $7.31 -$2.35
2016 $18.56 -4.1% $23.28 -9.1% $12.20 4.4% $43.99 2.5% $10.29 $1.42
2017 $19.16 3.2% $26.63 14.4% $12.73 4.3% $55.32 25.8% $11.51 $4.06
2018 $19.49 1.7% $24.71 -7.2% $13.60 6.9% $50.98 -7.8% $13.06 -$10.81
2019 $21.29 9.3% $24.01 -2.8% $14.64 7.6% $57.69 13.2% $14.55 -$21.72
2020 $19.47 -8.6% $25.89 7.8% $16.14 10.3% $58.17 0.8% $16.22 -$22.13
Note: All figures are rounded. Gifts to environment/animals and international affairs began to be tracked in 1987, and gifts to foundations began to be tracked in
1978. See the “Brief summary of methods used” section of the full report for an explanation of the revisions made to Giving USA data for years prior to 2020. The
difference between adding the subsectors together and the total noted is the amount of contributions that are unallocated each year. Please see the annual report
for more details about unallocated giving. Inflation adjustment calculated using the Consumer Price Index calculator available at www.bls.gov, 2020 = 100.
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Total giving as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP),

1980-2020 (in billions of current dollars)
Year Total giving (current dollars) GDP (current dollars) Total giving/GDP (%)
1980 $48.63 $2,857 1.7%
1981 $55.28 $3,207 1.7%
1982 $59.11 $3,344 1.8%
1983 $63.21 $3,634 1.7%
1984 $68.58 $4,038 1.7%
1985 $71.69 $4,339 1.7%
1986 $83.25 $4,580 1.8%
1987 $82.20 $4,855 1.7%
1988 $88.04 $5,236 1.7%
1989 $98.30 $5,642 1.7%
1990 $98.48 $5,963 1.7%
1991 $102.58 $6,158 1.7%
1992 $111.29 $6,520 1.7%
1993 $116.58 $6,859 1.7%
1994 $120.05 $7,287 1.6%
1995 $123.10 $7,640 1.6%
1996 $138.89 $8,073 1.7%
1997 $162.46 $8,578 1.9%
1998 $176.56 $9,063 1.9%
1999 $203.19 $9,631 2.1%
2000 $229.66 $10,252 2.2%
2001 $232.09 $10,582 2.2%
2002 $232.72 $10,936 2.1%
2003 $237.45 $11,458 2.1%
2004 $260.26 $12,214 2.1%
2005 $292.43 $13,037 2.2%
2006 $296.09 $13,815 2.1%
2007 $311.06 $14,452 2.2%
2008 $299.61 $14,713 2.0%
2009 $274.78 $14,449 1.9%
2010 $288.16 $14,992 1.9%
2011 $298.50 $15,543 1.9%
2012 $332.61 $16,197 2.1%
2013 $332.52 $16,785 2.0%
2014 $357.60 $17,527 2.0%
2015 $376.68 $18,238 2.1%
2016 $396.53 $18,745 2.1%
2017 $429.49 $19,543 2.2%
2018 $428.42 $20,612 2.1%
2019 $448.66 $21,433 2.1%
2020 $471.44 $20,937 2.3%
Notes: GDP data from “Gross Domestic Product,” Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, retrieved April 2021 from www.bea.gov. All figures
are rounded. See the “Brief summary of methods used” section of the full report for an explanation of the revisions made to Giving USA data for years prior to
2020.
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Giving as a percentage of disposable personal income,

1980-2020 (in billions of current dollars)
Disposable income Individual giving/
Year Individual giving (current dollars) (current dollars) Disposable income (%)
1980 $40.71 $2,024 2.0%
1981 $45.99 $2,259 2.0%
1982 $47.63 $2,437 2.0%
1983 $52.06 $2,628 2.0%
1984 $56.46 $2,915 1.9%
1985 $57.39 $3,107 1.8%
1986 $67.09 $3,295 2.0%
1987 $64.53 $3,472 1.9%
1988 $69.98 $3,778 1.9%
1989 $79.45 $4,058 2.0%
1990 $79.00 $4,319 1.8%
1991 $81.93 $4,496 1.8%
1992 $87.20 $4,808 1.8%
1993 $91.72 $5,009 1.8%
1994 $92.28 $5,254 1.8%
1995 $94.78 $5,543 1.7%
1996 $107.35 $5,841 1.8%
1997 $123.67 $6,161 2.0%
1998 $137.68 $6,574 2.1%
1999 $154.63 $6,890 2.2%
2000 $174.09 $7,416 2.3%
2001 $173.06 $7,767 2.2%
2002 $173.79 $8,107 2.1%
2003 $181.47 $8,484 2.1%
2004 $201.96 $8,986 2.2%
2005 $220.82 $9,386 2.4%
2006 $224.76 $10,025 2.2%
2007 $233.05 $10,515 2.2%
2008 $213.76 $10,935 2.0%
2009 $200.78 $10,907 1.8%
2010 $207.99 $11,314 1.8%
2011 $213.91 $11,873 1.8%
2012 $244.38 $12,501 2.0%
2013 $242.43 $12,505 1.9%
2014 $252.25 $13,207 1.9%
2015 $264.69 $13,784 1.9%
2016 $279.38 $14,203 2.0%
2017 $302.81 $14,902 2.0%
2018 $297.17 $15,767 1.9%
2019 $317.00 $16,349 1.9%
2020 $324.10 $17,495 1.9%
Notes: Disposable personal income data from “Personal Income and Its Disposition,” Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, retrieved April
2021 from www.bea.gov. All figures are rounded. See the “Brief summary of methods used” section of the full report for an explanation of the revisions made to
Giving USA data for years prior to 2020.
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Corporate giving as a percentage of pre-tax corporate profits,

1980-2020 (in billions of current dollars)
Corporate pre-tax profits Corporate giving/
Year Corporate giving (current dollars) (current dollars) Pre-tax profits (%)
1980 $2.25 $254 0.9%
1981 $2.64 $244 1.1%
1982 $3.11 $199 1.6%
1983 $3.67 $234 1.6%
1984 $4.13 $269 1.5%
1985 $4.63 $257 1.8%
1986 $5.03 $246 2.0%
1987 $5.21 $323 1.6%
1988 $5.34 $390 1.4%
1989 $5.46 $390 1.4%
1990 $5.46 $412 1.3%
1991 $5.25 $425 1.2%
1992 $5.91 $474 1.2%
1993 $6.47 $519 1.2%
1994 $6.98 $599 1.2%
1995 $7.35 $684 1.1%
1996 $7.51 $741 1.0%
1997 $8.62 $802 1.1%
1998 $8.46 $728 1.2%
1999 $10.23 $766 1.3%
2000 $10.74 $747 1.4%
2001 $11.66 $689 1.7%
2002 $10.79 $789 1.4%
2003 $11.06 $970 1.1%
2004 $11.36 $1,258 0.9%
2005 $15.20 $1,665 0.9%
2006 $14.52 $1,844 0.8%
2007 $14.22 $1,752 0.8%
2008 $12.40 $1,379 0.9%
2009 $13.79 $1,467 0.9%
2010 $15.82 $1,834 0.9%
2011 $15.58 $1,818 0.9%
2012 $17.22 $2,156 0.8%
2013 $15.86 $2,152 0.7%
2014 $18.26 $2,264 0.8%
2015 $19.08 $2,128 0.9%
2016 $19.41 $2,125 0.9%
2017 $17.83 $2,183 0.8%
2018 $17.43 $2,187 0.8%
2019 $17.98 $2,237 0.8%
2020 $16.88 $2,160 0.8%
Notes: Corporate pre-tax profits data from “Corporate Profits Before Tax by Industry,” Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, retrieved April
2021 from http://www.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm. All figures are rounded. See the “Brief summary of methods used” section of the full report for explanation
for the revisions made to Giving USA data for years prior to 2020.
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