FUNdraising Good Times: Who gives the most? – individuals!

The numbers are in: Americans gave an estimated $358.38 billion to charity in 2014. That's 7.1 percent over 2013, and the fifth year in a row that giving increased. Individuals – that's you and me – continue to give an estimated 90% of all gifts. Here's how it breaks out: individual gifts represented $258.51 billion (72% of the total). That's you – your tithes and offerings at church, your online gifts, support for walkathons, the checks you write, stocks you transfer – every $25 gift and every $2.5 million gift. We also gave $28.13 billion through bequests – the money left to charities in your family members' wills. Finally, those with the ability to give to foundations gave another $41.62 billion. Read more... (http://www.insightnews.com/business/13791-fundraising-good-times-who-gives-the-most-individuals)

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