Findings suggest nonprofits operated in a generally favorable fundraising environment last year despite continued economic uncertainty and concerns about household finances. Researchers from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy found that strong financial markets and other positive economic indicators helped drive the increase in charitable donations.
Jim Yunker’s office offers a window into his lifetime of achievement in philanthropy. There’s a framed menu from a luncheon celebrating a $72 million campaign for Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Charming animal photos from a campaign brochure for Capital Humane Society in Lincoln, Nebraska, a vase from the Giving USA Foundation.
More than 300 representatives from Greater Cincinnati nonprofits gathered virtually Tuesday to hear the latest insights.
Giving USA, a public service initiative of The Giving Institute, has released a report on trends in philanthropic contributions for 2023.
The news is out regarding philanthropic giving for the year 2022, and while overall numbers declined, it seems things could have been worse.
Individuals, bequests, foundations and corporations gave an estimated $484.85 billion to U.S. charities in 2021. Total charitable giving in 2021 grew 4% over the revised total of $466.23 billion contributed in 2020.
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.
