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The Philanthropy 50
Search or browse this year’s list of America’s biggest donors and all the past lists going back to 2000. You can sort by name, amount donated, source of wealth, location, and top cause.
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Giving DataDonations to Small Nonprofits Hit Harder by Covid Than Gifts to Larger Ones, Study Shows
Four in 10 nonprofits with annual budgets of less than $500,000 saw a decrease in donations in 2020 compared with 29 percent of larger ones. -
DATA
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.
Big Charitable Gifts
Search our free database of charitable gifts of $1 million or more from individuals. You can sort by cause and by donation size to learn about contributions nonprofits or donors have announced publicly.
More Data Stories
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Survey
Nonprofits and the Trust Problem: New Signs of Worry for the Field
Nonprofits remain trusted by a majority of Americans — but that trust is eroding, according to a new study. -
Opinion
Fighting Online Lies and Deception Requires Large-Scale Philanthropic Response
Piecemeal responses to misinformation won’t work. Instead grant makers must help build an environment in which accurate and diverse information sources flourish. -
Medicine
The Philanthropy That Jump-Started a Cure for Sickle Cell Disease
Since 2008, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has awarded $35 million to research scientists focused on the disease. Now several of them are bringing their gene therapy cure to clinical trial for FDA approval. -
Community Foundation Data
Why Candid Is Shifting Key Resources to the Council on Foundations
It’s a rare move in the nonprofit world — one organization moving its resources to another so it can bring it a wider audience. -
Data
More Than Half of Black-Serving Groups Would Shut Down if They Lost Key Donors
Most operate on razor-thin margins and need more philanthropic support for training in fundraising, leadership, and financial management, a new survey has found. -
Nonprofit News
Journalism Has Seen a Substantial Rise in Philanthropic Spending Over the Past 5 Years
More than half of funders in a recent survey said they had increased their journalism grants, and most nonprofit and for-profit news organizations reported more funding. -
Research and Data
Fundraisers’ Salaries Rise but Not Enough to Beat Inflation
While salaries grew over all, there is still a 15 percent pay gap between the average salaries for women and men. -
Research and Data
‘The Single Best Tool for Forcing Public Scrutiny': New Collaboration to Expand Access to Nonprofit Data
The 990 data infrastructure project aims to make it easier to access and analyze large sets of nonprofit data. -
Fundraising Research
Study: A Dip in Donations — but Donors Remain Committed
A volatile economy has taken a toll on fundraising, a new survey finds. But fundraisers have pivoted — and donors are continuing to give despite challenges. -
New Research
Government Grants Were Key for Nonprofits During Early Covid Crisis
Charitable donations dropped more than 20 percent during the first six months of the pandemic, but government grants soared by over 65 percent.
