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.
More than 300 representatives from Greater Cincinnati nonprofits gathered virtually Tuesday to hear the latest insights.
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.
The week ahead affords the opportunity to explore such a broad range of what the human experience has to offer, from the arts to your heart, from race relations to, well, race cars … with a little golf to top things off – all for a good cause, of course.
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.
