America’s Favorite Charities 2021

This interactive table features the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual rankings of charities. We base the primary ranking on cash support received by cause-driven nonprofits (which does not include gifts to donor-advised funds) in 2020. See our methodology, and read related stories.

Cash Support: the total value of charitable contributions of money and stock. This value excludes government grants, donated products, and contributions to donor-advised funds.

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Notes

^* Figures include estimates provided by the organization.
¹ Figures are audits or annual reports.
² Charitable-giving figures are from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s Voluntary Support of Education survey. Total Revenue figures are from the Department of Education. For more information on colleges, read about our methodology.

Sources

Research by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Also: the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s Voluntary Support of Education survey; the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System; and Internal Revenue Service Form 990 filings.