Source: Nonprofit Times
Recent data collected and analyzed by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy in Indianapolis indicates that donations to charities reached a record high in 2015.
Based on information collected from the IRS and on econometric models, contributions reached $373.25 billion in 2015, as reported in “Giving USA 2016: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year of 2015.” Donations increased by approximately 10.2 percent, up from $359 billion in 2014.
The report indicates that International Affairs, Education and Arts experienced the greatest increase in donations; experts suggest greater pushes for major donations could have played a major role in the increased donations. Seventy-two percent of donations came from individual donors; giving by foundations had the greatest increase; giving by corporations also increased by 3.9 percent.
Experts maintain that the slow increase in donations over the years will be more sustainable in the long run.
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