Top Ten "Phacts" You Never Knew About Philanthropy

1. Giving by corporations is estimated to have increased by 12.2% in 2012, which was largely driven by a 16.6% gain in corporate pre-tax profits and 4% growth in the GDP.

2. In the U.S, there are 1,409,430 tax-exempt organizations, including 948,769 public charities, 96,655 private foundations, and 364,006 other types of nonprofit organizations, including chambers of commerce, fraternal organizations and civic leagues.

3. Australia is the most generous country on earth. In a typical month, more than two thirds of Australians donates money and helps a stranger, while more than a third volunteers. The Australian government promotes philanthropy and encourages all Australians to share the joy of giving, be it time or money. 

4. Individuals in the U.S gave $228.93 billion to charities in the year 2012 alone. This figure accounts for a 3.9 percent increase from 2011.

5. More than 92 percent of Americans participate at some level of charitable giving.

6. Approximately 25.4% of Americans over the age of 16 volunteered through or for an organization between September 2009 and September 2013.

7. Women are more financially generous than men. But men are more likely to volunteer or help a stranger.

8. Bill Gates has donated more to charity than number 8 on Forbes Rich List is worth. Gates has donated 28 billion dollars to charity- that’s 2 billion dollars more than what Stefan Persson, the 8th richest person in the world, is worth.

9. Approximately 50% of all charitable giving goes to religion, education, and arts organizations.

10. The average person makes 24% of his or her annual donations between Thanksgiving and New Year's, according to research from the Center of Philanthropy

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