# Corporate giving is down by 0.2%, say DSC

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2002/08/29/corporate-giving-down-02-say-dsc/
- Published: 2002-08-29T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Directory of Social Change reports that corporate giving has declined by 0.2%
over the previous year, the first drop in six years.
During 2000-2001, the top 400
UK companies gave £499m to charities, including £286m in cash donations. This represented
0.44% of pre-tax profits. In the USA companies give on average 1% of pre-tax profits
to charity.

Most UK companies do not give to charity. The top 400 companies account for 99% 
of all corporate donations to charity.

The Guardian has listed the [top 25 by community contribution](http://society.guardian.co.uk/voluntary/table/0,7898,782423,00.html)
and the [top 25 by charitable donation](http://society.guardian.co.uk/voluntary/table/0,7898,782429,00.html).

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