# US giving reaches $203.45 billion

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/05/24/us-giving-reaches-20345-billion/
- Published: 2001-05-24T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Total charitable giving to US non-profits reached $203.45 billion in 2000, representing
2% of US gross domestic product. The figure was announced in the latest edition 
of GivingUSA, published by the American Association of Fundraising Counsel Trust
for Philanthropy.

Total charitable giving to US non-profits reached $203.45 billion in 2000, representing
2% of US gross domestic product. The figure was announced in the latest edition 
of GivingUSA, published by the American Association of Fundraising Counsel Trust
for Philanthropy.

Donations by individuals made up three-quarters of charitable contributions, donations
by foundations amounted to 12%, and companies donated 5.3% of all contributions.

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The figure of $203.45 billion represens an increase of 6.6% on the previous year,
or 3.2% when adjusted for inflation.

Read [Gifts to Charity in U.S. Topped $203 Billion in 2000, Study Says](http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/24/national/24CHAR.html)
by Tamar Lewin at the New York Times (no charge registration required). Read also
the AAFRC’s press release on GivingUSA.

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