PHILANTHROPY FACTS

Philanthropy Facts

In 2015…

  • All Charitable Giving equals ~ $373 billion
  • Real Estate comprises ~ 45% of wealth in America
  • But…Real Estate comprises less than 3.0% of Charitable Giving

Evidence that most real estate is too difficult for most non-profits to accept as gifts

  • • too risky
  • • too complicated
  • • too little expertise
  • • too many bad experiences
  • • too often encumbered with debt (often prohibited by IRS)

As a result, few non-profits have proactive programs or a staff trained to seek high quality real estate gifts…the largest asset category in America

Here are some useful links to articles on philanthropy and the topic of real estate donations.

National Philanthropic Trust

"Charitable Giving Statistics"

National Center for Charitable Statistics

“Charitable Giving in America”

Chronicle of Philanthropy

“Donations Grow…”