American Giving

Once again, Americans set a new record for contributions to charity.

American donors gave $295.2 Billion to charity in 2006. This beat all previous records, including the 2005 record that resulted from hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma and the tsunami which struck Asia.

This data is generated by the Giving USA Foundation from the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

According to the Charities Aid Foundation, Americans give 1.7% of our GDP (Gross Domestic Product) to charity, while the British give .73% and the French give .14%.