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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.
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Opinion
Why Track Giving? Because Nonprofits Need Money to Do Their Work
Those who say “Giving USA’s” focus on nonprofit giving is too narrow miss a critical point: To sustain these organizations, individual donations count most. -
Opinion
‘Giving USA’ Misses the Boat on the True State of Generosity in America
Americans are actually giving more, but they’re giving differently. And their contributions — as well as their needs — are invisible to the philanthropic professional class. -
Giving Data
Generosity Report Shows Younger Donors Less Trusting of Charities Than Older People
GivingTuesday’s study looks at trends around the world and measures traditional giving to nonprofits as well as informal giving to people in need and volunteering. -
Individual Giving
Donors Are Expressing Concern About the Economy, Say Chief Fundraisers
Confidence among fundraisers has declined, though most expect to reach their goals, and more than half of organization say staffing shortages will be their biggest challenge ahead, a survey has found. -
Economic Outlook
Inflation Is Easing, but Nonprofits Still Feel a Crunch
Nonprofits are still struggling to recruit workers and are being hit with higher-than-normal prices, despite signs that inflation is easing and the labor market is cooling down. -
Research and Data
Wealthier Should Give to Charity, Say People Who Stopped Donating, New Poll Finds
Many Americans also said they couldn’t afford to give, and young people said they weren’t giving because nobody asked them to. -
Research and Data
Nonprofits Are Stable Despite Burnout, Inflation, and Rising Expenses
But many will face challenges ahead of hiring and keeping employees, a new study has found. -
Charity Ratings
Charity Navigator Stars Can Boost Donations — but Nonprofits Might Game the System
Contributions can rise 6 to 12 percent for nonprofits that climb to three or four stars, but they sometimes alter their spending patterns for better ratings — or change the way they classify expenses. -
Fundraising Research Roundup
Nonprofits Are Harder to Find on Search Engines; What Motivates Donors and Volunteers; DAFs With the Most to Give
Almost 20 percent of Vanguard donor-advised funds have more than $250,000 to give. -
Giving
LGBTQ+ Nonprofits Get Less Than 1 Percent of All Charitable Giving, Report Finds
They bring in less revenue and have fewer assets and expenses, but giving to those groups is growing.
