Melissa S. Brown, a former Giving USA editor and member of the Lilly school faculty, returns to Cincinnati that day for the 19th consecutive year to give the Greater Cincinnati region a first-hand readout of the report and its findings.
Giving USA 2021: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2020 reports that individuals, bequests, foundations and corporations gave more to U.S. charities in 2020 than in any previous year.
American individuals, bequests, foundations and corporations gave an estimated $449.64 billion to US charities in 2019, placing it among the highest years ever for charitable giving.
The 17th annual Giving USA Cincinnati Briefing will be one for the history books, as the event shifts this year from in-person to online.
