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Giving USA: Total U.S. charitable giving remained strong in 2021, reaching $484.85 billion

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Giving USA 2022: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the ... after adjusting for inflation. (Please see below for a more detailed breakdown of the numbers for each ... pandemic. However, the growth in giving did not keep pace with inflation, causing challenges for many nonprofits,” ...
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Giving USA 2021: In a year of unprecedented events and challenges, charitable giving reached a record $471.44 billion in 2020

Giving USA 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Via the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Giving USA 2021: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the ... total giving increased 3.8%. (Please see below for a more detailed breakdown of the numbers for each ... organizations. Remarkably, generous giving coupled with the stock market turnaround in the final months of the ...

U.S. Giving Tops the $400 Billion Mark for the First Time

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
PRESS RELEASE: Giving USA 2018: Americans Gave $410.02 Billion to Charity in ... the board   CHICAGO  [June 12, 2018]— Powered by a booming stock market and a strong economy, charitable ... personal income and personal consumption, are associated with households’ long-term financial stability and have ...
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2024 Donor-Advised Fund Report: Grantmaking to Charities Remains Steady at $54.77 Billion Despite Contributions Decreasing

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
... the philanthropic ecosystem when outside influences impact giving patterns,” said Holly Welch Stubbing, CEO of ... grantmaking from DAFs to charitable organizations remained a sustainable source for good. DAF grantmaking ultimately ... Welch Stubbing continued, “Pre-funding charitable giving with a DAF is a wise long-term philanthropic and financial ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls Launches Highly Anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report at Community Event

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Thursday, October 6, 2022
WEST CHESTER, PA (October 6, 2022) – The Fund for Women and Girls launched its highly anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report: Lighting a Path on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at the Colonial ... women and girls at the local, state, and national levels, with a deep dive on conditions in Chester County. Over 120 ...
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Innovative COVID-19 Response Dashboard yields lessons for future disaster philanthropy

Covid-19 Signs
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... and philanthropy responded by establishing more than a dozen charitable funds to support the community. Within ... disparities: are there communities that were left out? With these questions in mind, the Lenfest Foundation and ... fourth highest COVID-19 death rate across the 10 counties. Giving in counties outside of Philadelphia was mostly aligned ...

Take-Aways from the 2022 Member Pulse Survey

2022 Member Pulse Survey
Monday, May 16, 2022
... and evolve their grantmaking practices and priorities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic downturn and ... vary significantly between part- and full- time staff, with few reporting having a formal compensation policy While ... to 33%) The most frequently cited collaborative/collective fund that participants were part of was the COVID-19 ...
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National Study Reports Foundations Maintained or Increased Spending in 2020; Long-Term Investment Returns Held Steady

2020 Council on Foundations–Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations® (CCSF)
Monday, August 23, 2021
... supporting foundations’ mission. Study data also showed a marked increase in the number of foundations that have ... policies, particularly the practice of investing in accord with environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. ... the uncertainty that accompanied the global pandemic, giving to community foundations held its own in 2020. The ...