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2006 Charitable Contributions by Type of
Recipient Organization
(in billions)
| Type of organization |
Amount contributed |
Percent |
|
Total
|
$295.02
|
100.0%
|
| Religion |
96.82 |
32.8 |
| Education |
40.98 |
13.9 |
| Human services |
29.56 |
10.0 |
| Health |
20.22 |
6.9 |
| Foundations1 |
29.50 |
10.0 |
| Unallocated giving |
$26.08 |
8.8% |
| Public-society benefit |
21.41 |
7.3 |
| Arts, culture, and humanities |
12.51 |
4.2 |
| Environment/animals |
6.6 |
2.2 |
| International affairs |
11.34 |
3.8 |
NOTE: All figures are rounded. Total may not be
100%.
1. Estimate.
Source: Giving USA Foundation/Giving USA
2007.
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education,
Inc. All rights reserved.
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