STATISTICS AND DATA

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 research institutions.

Giving USA 2008 – Charitable Giving for the Year 2007
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. The latest report brings optimistic news for the philanthropic industry: in 2007, Americans donated more than $306 billion, the greatest amount yet. The Giving USA Foundation has compiled a presentation of the latest figures and how they compare over previous years.
Click here to download a PowerPoint presentation of Giving USA 2008
Visit the Giving Institute and the Giving USA Foundation here


The Index of Global Philanthropy 2008
Every year, the Hudson Institute’s Center for Global Prosperity publishes the Index of Global Philanthropy. This document details “the sources—and magnitude—of U.S. private international giving, and demonstrates that the most effective philanthropic bridge between industrialized countries and developing nations is built on private philanthropy, volunteerism, and public-private partnerships, not exclusively government foreign aid.” This year’s index describes the rising role of remittances as a form of global charity, reaching $71.5 billion in the United States alone. To read more about the report, please click here.


The Sunday Times Rich List 2008
Every spring, the Sunday Times publishes its list of the wealthiest persons in Britain. Collectively the 1,000 multimillionaires in The Rich List 2008 are now worth more than £412.8 billion, up nearly £53 billion from last year. This increase is largely due to the fact that wealthy foreigners have chosen to make Britain their home. Of the top ten, only three were born in the UK. As in 2007, Indian-born Lakshmi Mittal heads the List for 2008, with an estimated fortune of £27.7 billion. Included in each listing is a rank, the change from the previous year, worth, and source of wealth. The online version of the Rich List 2008 can be found by clicking here.


The Top Twenty Fundraising Universities (CAE VSE FY2007)
The Council for Aid to Education’s Voluntary Support for Education survey has released a list of the top twenty fundraising universities for fiscal year 2007. These twenty represent 25.8% of all the 2007 contributions to higher education, together they have raised $7.66 billion. The 20 institutions that raised the most received $518.34 million more than they did in 2006, which accounts for 29.6 percent of the total 2007 increase. Stanford University raised more money from private donors than any other university, followed by Harvard University and the University of Southern California. The top twenty fundraising universities can be found by clicking here.


Geography and Giving: The Culture of Philanthropy in New England and the Nation
Boston College’s Center on Wealth and Philanthropy has recently completed a study comparing philanthropic activity in New England with the rest of the United States. Among the findings: the wealthiest residents in Massachusetts give a larger percentage of their income to charity than comparably wealthy persons in the rest of the country. To read about the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy, and to download Geography and Giving, please click here.


Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians; Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating
Imagine Canada and Statistics Canada published this comprehensive survey of giving and volunteering in 2005. Though there is yet to be a follow-up survey, this remains the most comprehensive and useful portrait of philanthropy in Canada. Among the highlights within: 85% of the population (aged 15 and over) made a charitable donation in 2004; Canadians donated an estimated $8.9 billion (Canadian) in 2004, with an average annual donation of $400. To read highlights from the Canada Survey of Giving, please click here.


NACUBO Endowment Study 2007
This annual study by the National Association of College and University Business Officers serves as the premier source of higher education endowment information. The NES 2007 surveyed 785 college and university endowments, encompassing over $411 billion in assets. This year’s report is replete with rankings and facts. For example, in 2007, endowments averaged a one year rate of return at 17.2 percent. Moreover, Harvard ranks as the institution with the greatest endowment, at over $34.6 billion, a nearly 20 percent increase from the previous year.
For more information, or to purchase the complete results, please visit http://www.nacubo.org/x2376.xml


Completed Billion Dollar Campaigns in Higher Education – as of December 2007
Using publicly available data as well as information from the Chronicle of Higher Education, GG+A researchers compiled this ongoing list of completed billion dollar campaigns in Higher Education institutions. This list reflects the increasing frequency of the once rare billion dollar capital campaign.
Click here to download an Excel version of the data.


The Slate 60
In coordination with the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Slate Magazine compiles an annual list of the sixty largest American charitable contributions. Topping the list for 2007 is Leona Helmsley, who bequeathed $4.0 billion dollars to the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. Fellow hotelier Barron Hilton also pledged a considerable sum in 2007, $1.2 billion to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. With an average of $75 million and twenty-five donations equaling or exceeding $100 million, 2007 proved to be a stand-out year.
Click here to visit the Slate 60 website


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 researchers compiled these lists to show the largest not-for-profit Health and Cultural Organizations in the United States.
Click here to download an Excel version of the list – Health Organizations
Click here to download an Excel version of the list – Cultural Organizations
Click here to visit the complete NonProfit Times list


Bank of America Study of High-Net-Worth Philanthropy - Portraits of Donors
Researched and written by the Center of Philanthropy at Indiana University, this essential study groups high-net-worth donors according to behavioral giving groups. Twelve archetypes are identified and defined in this engrossing read.
Click here to download a PDF version of the Bank of America Study.
Click here to visit the Bank of America Study website