U.S. Charitable Giving Shows Modest Uptick in 2010 Following Two Years of Declines

Source: Giving USA Foundation 06/20/2011

Donations of $290.89 billion reflect general slow rebound in American economy after Great Recession

CHICAGO (June 20, 2011) – Giving USA Foundation™ and its research partner, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, today announced 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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