This section provides links to surveys conducted by The Chronicle of Philanthropy and to Chronicle articles that report on studies on philanthropy that are conducted by other organizations.

SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE CHRONICLE

Endowments: Survey of Big Charities and Foundations

• 2008: Jitters Amid Strong Returns (7/24/2008)
  
• 2007: Strong Endowment Growth (5/31/2007)
  
• 2006: The Boom in Alternative Investments (6/1/2006)
  
• 2005: The Lure of Alternative Investments (8/4/2005)
  
• 2004: Big Gifts and Rising Stocks Fuel Growth (5/27/2005)
  

• 2004: How Americans Give (5/1/2003)
  

• 2007: Modest Gains in Giving (11/1/2007)
  
• 2006: A Year of Big Gains (10/26/2006)
  
• 2005: Giving Bounces Back (10/27/2005)
  
• 2004: Giving Slowly Rebounds (10/28/2004)
  
• 2003: Surviving Tough Times (10/30/2003)
  
• 2002: The Tide Turns (10/31/2002)
  
• 2001: Donations to Big Groups Rose 13% in 2000 (11/1/2001)
  
• 2000: Top Charities See Donations Surge Again (11/2/2000)
  
• 1999: Raising the Roof (11/4/1999)
  
• 1998: A Banner Year for Big Charities (11/5/1998)
  

• 2008: Executive Pay Outpaces Inflation (10/2/2008)
  
• 2007: Executive Pay Rises 4.6% (9/20/2007)
  
• 2006: Top Nonprofit Executives See Healthy Pay Raises (9/28/2006)
  
• 2005: Pay Raises for Charity Leaders Keep Pace With Inflation (9/29/2005)
  
• 2004: Executive Pay Rises Modestly (9/30/2004)
  
• 2003: Nonprofit CEO's See Salaries Rise (10/2/2003)
  
• 2002: Big Rise in Pay for CEO's (10/3/2002)
  
• 2001: Compensation Rises by 6.7% for Nonprofit Executives (10/4/2001)
  
• 2000: Pay for Leaders at Biggest Charities Rises 6.2% (9/21/2000)
  
• 1999: Top Leaders See Fatter Paychecks (9/23/1999)
  
• 1998: Salaries Rise Modestly at Charities (9/24/1998)
  

• 2004: Assets on Loan (2/5/2004)
  

• 2008: A Gloomy Giving Outlook (8/21/2008)
  
• 2007: Corporate Giving Rises Modestly (8/23/2007)
  
• 2006: A Surge in Corporate Giving (8/17/2006)
  
• 2005: Corporate Giving Rebounds (8/4/2005)
  
• 2004: Big Business Doing More for Charity (8/5/2004)
  
• 2003: Corporate Giving Takes a Dip (7/24/2003)
  
• 2002: Clouds on the Horizon (7/25/2002)
  
• 2001: Corporate Donations Cool Off (7/26/2001)
  
• 2000: Corporate Giving Rises Again (7/13/2000)
  
• 1999: Corporate Giving's Growth Slows (7/15/1999)
  
• 1998: Big Business Means Big Philanthropy (7/16/1998)
  

• 2008: A Year of Slower Growth (4/17/2008)
  
• 2007: Foundation Assets Grow Sharply (4/5/2007)
  
• 2006: Slow Growth at the Biggest Foundations (3/23/2006)
  
• 2005: Foundations Inch Up Giving (3/17/2005)
  
• 2004: Foundation Assets Recover (3/1/2004)
  
• 2003: No More Wiggle Room (3/6/2003)
  
• 2002: Foundation Assets Sag (4/4/2002)
  
• 2001: Big Funds See a Dip in Assets (2/22/2001)
  
• 2000: Billion-Dollar Growth at Big Funds (2/24/2000)
  
• 1999: Foundations' Giving Surges (2/25/1999)
  
• 1998: Foundations' Endowment Explosion (2/26/1998)
  

• 2008: After the Flood (6/12/2008)
  
• 2007: Still Growing Strong (6/14/2007)
  
• 2006: Charities Make Faster Connections (6/15/2006)
  
• 2005: A Surge in Online Giving (6/9/2005)
  
• 2004: Online Donations Surge (6/10/2004)
  
• 2003: Online Donations Make Gains (6/12/2003)
  
• 2002: Charities Test New Approaches to Wooing Donors on the Internet (6/13/2002)
  
• 2001: More and More Large Nonprofit Groups Are Raising Money Online (6/15/2001)
  
• 2000: Big Charities Have Raised Very Little Online So Far (6/15/2000)
  

• 2008: A Big Year for Big Giving (1/24/2008)
  
• 2007: Record-Breaking Giving (2/22/2007)
  
• 2006: How the Wealthy Give (2/23/2006)
  
• 2005: The Giving Spree (3/3/2005)
  
• 2004: Big Giving Makes a Comeback (2/19/2004)
  
• 2003: The Megagift Plunge (2/20/2003)
  
• 2002: A Good Year for Giving (2/7/2002)
  
• 2001: Giving on a Grand Scale (1/25/2001)
  

• Biggest Gifts and Pledges Announced by Individuals in 2007 (1/10/2008)
  
• Biggest Gifts and Pledges Announced by Individuals in 2006 (1/12/2007)
  
• Biggest Gifts and Pledges Announced by Individuals in 2005 (1/12/2006)
  
• Biggest Gifts by Individuals, 2004 (1/6/2005)
  
• Biggest Gifts by Individuals, 2003 (1/8/2004)
  
• Biggest Gifts by Individuals, 2002 (1/9/2003)
  
• Biggest Gifts by Individuals, 2001 (1/10/2002)
  
• Biggest Gifts by Individuals, 2000 (1/11/2001)
  
• Biggest Gifts by Individuals, 1999 (1/13/2000)
  
• Biggest Gifts by Individuals, 1998 (1/14/1999)
  

• 2008: Growing Concerns and Assets (5/29/2008)
  
• 2007: A Surge in Assets (5/3/2007)
  
• 2006: A Soaring Year (5/4/2006)
  
• 2005: Growing Assets and Concerns (4/28/2005)
  
• 2004: Donor Funds Are on the Rise Again (5/27/2004)
  
• 2003: Donor-Advised Funds Experience Drop in Contributions, Survey Finds (5/15/2003)
  
• 2002: Assets of Donor-Advised Funds Totaled $12.3-Billion Last Year, Survey Finds (5/30/2002)
  
• 2001: Survey Finds Rapid Rise in Assets and Grants of Donor-Advised Funds (5/31/2001)
  

• 2001: State Rankings of Charitable Deductions (8/9/2001)
  

• 2002: More Nonprofit Groups Are Offering Medical and Retirement Benefits (2/21/2002)
  

• 2002: 42% of Americans Say Relief Effort Damaged Faith in Nonprofit Groups (9/5/2002)
  
• 2002: After the Attacks: Corporations and Foundations Respond (5/20/2002)
  
• 2002: Half of $2-Billion Raised for September 11 Given Away (3/7/2002)
  

Giving

• Giving by Individuals: National Surveys
• Giving by Individuals: Regional Surveys
• Foundations
• Corporate Philanthropy
• Volunteerism and Civic Involvement

Managing Nonprofit Groups

• Managing Nonprofit Groups
• Salary Surveys
• Social Welfare
• International