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Where might I find information on a for-profit corporation's charitable giving? (FAQ)


Unlike political contributions, contributions to charities from individuals and businesses are confidential.

Detailed information is available when a charity or donor (individual or corporation) responds to a survey or

publicizes their gifts. There are very rough estimates available at a national level for total corporate giving.

Below are some potential sources for corporate giving:

Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy

http://www.corporatephilanthropy.org/

Its 2006 survey reported in "Giving in Numbers: 2007 edition" included only 136 corporations:

http://www.corporatephilanthropy.org/research/index.html

The Conference Board's survey included only 189 corporations in fy 2006:

http://www.conference-board.org/knowledge/knowledgeProd.cfm?id=1419&program=Citizenship%20&%20Sustainability&nav=cc

The American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel provides aggregate information regarding corporate giving on its

website.

http://www.aafrc.org

If a business contributes through a separately incorporated foundation, the foundation will file Form 990-PF and

the scanned image can be found on the NCCS website.

The Foundation Center provides aggregate information regarding corporate foundations on its website.

http://foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/research/nationaltrends.html

Giving USA also publishes information on corporate giving.

http://www.givingusa.org/

KEYWORDS: CORPORATE GIVING, BUSINESS GIVING, CORPORATE DONATIONS


Added 03/12/2002 by tpollak, Modified 04/07/2010 by asblackwood

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