Random Stats Time
On charitable giving. I thought it was interesting. From various internet sources so take with a grain of salt as always (but there was by and large agreement between them on the numbers). And of course, mean v. median, blah, blah, blah.
The average American gives about 3.2% of their income (before taxes) to charity (2000 data).
Homeowners who itemize their tax deductions give more than homeowners who do not itemize; and in every income group examined, itemizing households give at least 40% more than nonitemizing households.
The average household donates $1,620 each year (2000 data).
The average charitable giving deduction for an individual tax filer was $3,372.
89% of households gave charitable contributions in 2000. 42% of respondents reported they both gave and volunteered, with another 46% reporting they contributed only.
On average the highest income families, those with incomes in excess of $300,000 contribute an average of 4.4% of their income to charitable causes.
Households earning under $10,000 a year gave 5.2% of their income to charity. That's a larger percentage of their money than any other income group.
As a percentage of the dollars contributed by households in 2001, 53.3% went to religious organizations, 10.1% to education, 7.8% to human services, 5.9% to youth development, 5.8% to health, and the remaining 17% split among the other types of charitable organizations.
Over 85% of religious-giving households support secular organizations.
The average American gives about 3.2% of their income (before taxes) to charity (2000 data).
Homeowners who itemize their tax deductions give more than homeowners who do not itemize; and in every income group examined, itemizing households give at least 40% more than nonitemizing households.
The average household donates $1,620 each year (2000 data).
The average charitable giving deduction for an individual tax filer was $3,372.
89% of households gave charitable contributions in 2000. 42% of respondents reported they both gave and volunteered, with another 46% reporting they contributed only.
On average the highest income families, those with incomes in excess of $300,000 contribute an average of 4.4% of their income to charitable causes.
Households earning under $10,000 a year gave 5.2% of their income to charity. That's a larger percentage of their money than any other income group.
As a percentage of the dollars contributed by households in 2001, 53.3% went to religious organizations, 10.1% to education, 7.8% to human services, 5.9% to youth development, 5.8% to health, and the remaining 17% split among the other types of charitable organizations.
Over 85% of religious-giving households support secular organizations.