Fundraising Data, Surveys, & Reports
Data is an increasingly prevalent tool in determining fundraising performance. Featured below are various statistical resources and metrics databases compiled by GG+A and other philanthropic management research institutions.
Giving USA 2011 – Charitable Giving for the Year 2010
For more than 50 years, the state of American charitable giving has been chronicled in this authoritative survey by the Giving USA Foundation. Replete with data tables and trend lines, Giving USA provides a comprehensive look at who gives and where. Following a combined drop in charitable giving of nearly 10 percent in 2008 and 2009 from the 2007 high of $310.57 billion – the largest declines since the Great Depression - Giving USA estimates that charitable contributions from American individuals, corporations, and foundations totaled $290.89 billion in 2010, representing an increase of 3.8 percent from the total of $280.30 billion in 2009. Purchase the full report or download a free copy of the executive summary
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Current and Completed Billion Dollar Campaigns in Higher Education – as of July 2011
Using publicly available data as well as information from the Chronicle of Higher Education, GG+A philanthropic management researchers compiled this ongoing list of current and completed billion dollar campaigns in Higher Education institutions. This list reflects the increasing frequency of the once rare billion dollar capital campaign.
Download a PDF of the Completed Billion Dollar Campaign data
Download a PDF of the Current Billion Dollar Campaign data
The Hudson Institute - Index of Global Philanthropy 2011
Despite the global recession, private giving and remittances are helping developing countries weather the economic storm, according to the 2011 report. Access the press release, Executive Summary, and/or the full report on the Web site of the Hudson Institute
2010 Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Report on Giving
The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) has published the Annual Report on Giving for 25 years. Based on respondents to the survey—when compared to FY 2009—total funds received by health care institutions increased 8.1% during FY 2010 to $8.264 billion. Download the 2010 Fact Sheet
Ross-CASE Survey 2009-2010
This survey of gift revenue and fundraising costs has been carried out each year for the last eight years to measure the philanthropic performance of HE institutions. It is the only source of information on this subject in the UK, enabling institutions to compare themselves with their peers. It also provides an estimate of the overall impact of philanthropy on the HE sector. For details, visit the Web site of the Ross-CASE survey
Council for Aid to Education – 2010 Voluntary Support of Education Survey
CAE's Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) survey is the authoritative national source of information on private giving to higher education and private K-12 independent schools, consistently capturing about 85 percent of the total voluntary support to colleges and universities in the United States. CAE has managed the survey as a public service for over 50 years. The most recent report, for the 2010 fiscal year, demonstrated that private contributions to America's higher education institutions increased 0.5 percent to $28 billion. See the CAE press release
The Slate 60 - Largest American Charitable Contributions
In coordination with the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Slate Magazine compiles an annual list of the 60 largest American charitable contributions. According to Slate, the 60 largest donations totaled $3.36 billion in 2010. Visit the Slate 60 website for details
NACUBO 2010 Endowment Study
This annual study by the National Association of College and University Business Officers serves as the premier source of higher education endowment information. Data gathered from American colleges and universities participating in the 2010 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments® (NCSE) show that these institutions’ endowments returned an average of 11.9 percent (net of fees) for the 2010 fiscal year, a sharp improvement over the reported average for FY09. For more information, or to purchase the complete results, please visit the NACUBO Web site
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) - UK Giving 2010
This survey gives an overview of individual charitable giving in the UK from 2009-2010. It provides data on how much is given, and who the donors are. To download a copy of this report, please visit the CAF website
Bank of America Study of High-Net-Worth Philanthropy - Issues Driving Charitable Activities among Affluent Households
Conducted for Bank of America by The Center on Philanthropy, this new study followed much of the same methodology as the initial 2006 study in order to identify key trends and to provide even deeper insights into the motivations and attitudes of wealthy donors. Read the Bank of America press release
Download the 2010 Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy (PDF)
The Coutts Million Pound Donor Report, November 2010
Published by the University of Kent’s Centre for Philanthropy, Humanitarianism and Social Justice, this is “the first study to focus exclusively on UK charitable donations worth £1 million or more. It aims to capture and track trends in major giving, including the size of donations above a million pounds, the type of donors making gifts of this size and the causes that are benefiting.” See the Donor Report
The Sunday Times Rich List - Wealthiest Persons in Britain
Every spring, the Sunday Times publishes its list of the wealthiest persons in Britain. The collective wealth of the 1,000 multimillionaires in the 2011 Sunday Times Rich List is £395.8 billion, equivalent to more than a third of the national debt. Read more on the Sunday Times Web site
AFP 2009 State of Fundraising Survey
AFP's ninth annual State of Fundraising Survey asked charities to compare their fundraising totals in 2009 to their figures in 2008. Just 43 percent of charities raised more money in 2009 than in 2008, marking it the worst year for charitable fundraising in a decade. Read a summary of the findings
Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians; Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating
Released in 2009, this survey of giving and volunteering remains one of the most comprehensive and useful portraits of philanthropy in Canada. Among the highlights within: 84% of the population (aged 15 and over) made a charitable donation in 2007; Canadians donated $10 billion (Canadian) in 2007, an increase of 12% in donations from the $8.9 billion reported in the 2004 survey. Download the Canada Survey of Giving (PDF)
Largest U.S. Not-for-Profit Health and Cultural Organizations by Revenue with Sources of Income
Using data published by the NonProfit Times, GG+A philanthropic management researchers compiled these lists to show the largest not-for-profit health and cultural Organizations in the United States.
Download a PDF version of the list – Health Organizations
Download a PDF version of the list – Cultural Organizations
