How Much Americans Donate to Charity

January 12, 2006 | Read Time: 2 minutes

By Income Bracket
Adjusted gross income	Number of filers	Salary and non-investment income	Average start-of-year investment assets	Average total gifts	Total gifts as a percentage of salary and non-investment income	Total gifts as a percentage of investment assets
$10,000,000 or more	6,126	$5,314,955	$125,099,288	$1,744,229	32.82%	1.39%
$5,000,000-$9,999,999	11,168	2,156,840	32,057,891	288,540	13.38	0.90
$2,000,000-$4,999,999	48,278	1,055,446	13,933,354	109,345	10.36	0.78
$1,500,000-$1,999,999	34,016	680,518	7,970,421	58,376	8.68	0.73
$1,000,000-$1,499,999	81,695	520,927	5,670,885	39,817	7.64	0.70
$500,000-$999,999	356,140	351,437	3,085,810	20,790	5.92	0.67
$200,000-$499,999	1,999,016	184,307	1,215,910	8,236	4.47	0.68
$100,000-$199,999	8,878,643	103,186	334,938	3,471	3.36	1.04
$75,000-$99,999	9,542,599	70,577	146,105	2,153	3.05	1.47
$50,000-$74,999	17,372,492	49,957	95,380	1,336	2.67	1.40
Under $50,000	92,093,452	16,565	42,909	277	1.67	0.65
By Age
Adjusted gross income	Number of filers	Salary and non-investment income	Average start-of-year investment assets	Average total gifts	Total gifts as a percentage of salary and non-investment income	Total gifts as a percentage of investment assets
Age 35 and younger
$10,000,000 or more	285	$5,905,011	$101,754,854	$407,905	6.91%	0.40%
$5,000,000-$9,999,999	663	3,364,081	19,739,785	93,329	2.77	0.47
$2,000,000-$4,999,999	2,708	1,484,963	9,033,017	46,513	3.13	0.51
$1,500,000-$1,999,999	1,682	896,049	4,920,927	30,231	3.37	0.61
$1,000,000-$1,499,999	3,932	630,058	4,581,458	23,735	3.77	0.52
$500,000-$999,999	18,638	431,171	2,417,395	9,525	2.21	0.39
$200,000-$499,999	161,453	210,582	593,590	4,352	2.07	0.73
$100,000-$199,999	1,180,992	118,147	140,012	2,207	1.87	1.58
$75,000-$99,999	1,585,429	81,577	57,251	1,436	1.76	1.76
$50,000-$74,999	3,862,644	58,028	31,652	861	1.48	1.48
Under $50,000	42,082,448	16,040	15,517	102	0.64	0.64
Age 36 to 50
$10,000,000 or more	1,996	$5,461,240	$81,222,692	$1,249,615	22.88%	1.54%
$5,000,000-$9,999,999	3,891	2,531,414	22,515,745	187,204	7.40	0.83
$2,000,000-$4,999,999	17,873	1,258,632	9,917,950	75,429	5.99	0.76
$1,500,000-$1,999,999	13,341	830,867	5,277,486	35,823	4.31	0.68
$1,000,000-$1,499,999	33,162	653,321	3,825,403	27,147	4.16	0.71
$500,000-$999,999	149,506	415,459	2,212,866	15,343	3.69	0.69
$200,000-$499,999	883,374	215,361	862,487	6,564	3.05	0.76
$100,000-$199,999	3,759,481	116,776	231,413	3,080	2.64	1.33
$75,000-$99,999	3,975,428	80,387	95,732	1,927	2.40	2.01
$50,000-$74,999	6,628,504	57,432	64,301	1,247	2.17	1.94
Under $50,000	22,879,777	22,664	41,703	324	1.43	0.78
Age 51 to 64
$10,000,000 or more	2,361	$6,284,412	$109,138,668	$1,346,080	21.42%	1.23%
$5,000,000-$9,999,999	4,243	2,253,467	28,670,401	281,775	12.50	0.98
$2,000,000-$4,999,999	18,440	1,075,624	13,458,284	96,612	8.98	0.72
$1,500,000-$1,999,999	12,535	682,068	7,758,393	50,585	7.42	0.65
$1,000,000-$1,499,999	29,956	511,689	5,581,501	38,612	7.55	0.69
$500,000-$999,999	130,088	359,448	2,994,478	18,954	5.27	0.63
$200,000-$499,999	680,769	184,093	1,320,513	8,337	4.53	0.63
$100,000-$199,999	2,809,909	102,561	346,062	3,828	3.73	1.11
$75,000-$99,999	2,719,084	68,560	156,447	2,249	3.28	1.44
$50,000-$74,999	4,625,253	48,028	106,068	1,522	3.17	1.43
Under $50,000	13,393,453	19,678	58,365	519	2.64	0.89
Age 65 and older
$10,000,000 or more	1,484	$3,462,502	$213,990,038	$3,299,573	95.29%	1.54%
$5,000,000-$9,999,999	2,371	1,031,636	57,223,862	521,534	50.55	0.91
$2,000,000-$4,999,999	9,257	497,299	24,065,981	218,574	43.95	0.91
$1,500,000-$1,999,999	6,458	310,782	14,739,308	127,419	41.00	0.86
$1,000,000-$1,499,999	14,645	210,732	10,325,108	75,286	35.73	0.73
$500,000-$999,999	57,908	142,487	5,759,870	42,601	29.90	0.74
$200,000-$499,999	273,420	68,996	2,464,794	15,679	22.72	0.64
$100,000-$199,999	1,128,261	43,797	856,226	5,210	11.90	0.61
$75,000-$99,999	1,262,658	30,220	394,000	3,559	11.78	0.90
$50,000-$74,999	2,256,091	18,131	273,892	2,026	11.17	0.74
Under $50,000	13,737,774	4,979	113,759	500	10.04	0.44
People Who Are Single
Adjusted gross income	Number of filers	Salary and non-investment income	Average start-of-year investment assets	Average total gifts	Total gifts as a percentage of salary and non-investment income	Total gifts as a percentage of investment assets
Male single filers
$10,000,000 or more	655	$5,390,327	$124,711,397	$1,946,150	36.10%	1.56%
$2,000,000-$9,999,999	5,780	1,189,184	17,469,139	112,169	9.43	0.64
$1,500,000-$1,999,999	3,004	700,843	7,709,249	67,826	9.68	0.88
$1,000,000-$1,499,999	8,174	458,478	5,385,592	35,747	7.80	0.66
$500,000-$999,999	30,395	318,017	3,638,943	18,178	5.72	0.50
$200,000-$499,999	156,417	161,419	1,439,815	7,497	4.64	0.52
$100,000-$199,999	667,803	96,644	409,235	2,984	3.09	0.73
$75,000-$99,999	849,141	70,596	170,049	1,514	2.14	0.89
$50,000-$74,999	2,878,884	50,739	88,131	1,012	1.99	1.15
Under $50,000	31,261,693	16,122	28,698	158	0.98	0.55
Female single filers
$10,000,000 or more	247	$1,886,927	$244,422,022	$2,682,441	142.16%	1.10%
$2,000,000-$9,999,999	2,730	485,504	30,342,892	243,721	50.20	0.80
$1,500,000-$1,999,999	1,532	343,969	13,704,151	93,452	27.17	0.68
$1,000,000-$1,499,999	4,197	230,113	8,947,335	42,857	18.62	0.48
$500,000-$999,999	17,915	195,440	4,293,893	29,793	15.24	0.69
$200,000-$499,999	107,841	117,588	1,971,149	10,749	9.15	0.55
$100,000-$199,999	512,398	79,069	674,905	4,376	5.53	0.65
$75,000-$99,999	813,329	62,195	263,450	3,585	5.76	1.36
$50,000-$74,999	2,876,351	46,798	112,144	1,583	3.38	1.41
Under $50,000	36,394,088	14,459	34,940	245	1.69	0.70
By Married People
Adjusted gross income	Number of filers	Salary and non-investment income	Average start-of-year investment assets	Average total gifts	Total gifts as a percentage of salary and non-investment income	Total gifts as a percentage of investment assets
No Dependents
$10,000,000 or more	3,353	$4,733,851	$138,913,987	$2,096,296	44.28%	1.51%
$5,000,000-$9,999,999	6,046	1,744,725	38,934,048	345,655	19.81	0.89
$2,000,000-$4,999,999	25,339	864,269	16,675,962	133,861	15.49	0.80
$1,500,000-$1,999,999	17,520	571,248	9,876,435	75,007	13.13	0.76
$1,000,000-$1,499,999	41,939	411,092	7,114,070	46,578	11.33	0.65
$500,000-$999,999	173,483	288,281	3,892,335	25,061	8.69	0.64
$200,000-$499,999	910,112	154,461	1,553,804	9,351	6.05	0.60
$100,000-$199,999	4,075,490	89,857	435,489	3,602	4.01	0.83
$75,000-$99,999	4,615,578	61,610	189,753	2,287	3.71	1.21
$50,000-$74,999	9,487,745	44,634	122,258	1,342	3.01	1.10
Under $50,000	62,122,818	14,177	44,080	270	1.90	0.61
1 dependent
$10,000,000 or more	692	$5,951,542	$114,163,397	$1,200,532	20.17%	1.05%
$5,000,000-$9,999,999	1,318	2,468,002	24,237,269	237,241	9.61	0.98
$2,000,000-$4,999,999	5,928	1,186,266	12,180,444	74,501	6.28	0.61
$1,500,000-$1,999,999	4,207	763,781	5,970,651	37,287	4.88	0.62
$1,000,000-$1,499,999	10,696	580,080	4,582,796	35,186	6.07	0.77
$500,000-$999,999	52,070	390,778	2,659,097	15,842	4.05	0.60
$200,000-$499,999	351,691	202,107	971,068	6,540	3.24	0.67
$100,000-$199,999	1,715,048	111,695	252,553	3,231	2.89	1.28
$75,000-$99,999	1,914,420	77,630	99,139	1,871	2.41	1.89
$50,000-$74,999	3,392,527	55,387	58,403	1,321	2.39	2.26
Under $50,000	14,137,467	20,621	35,128	286	1.39	0.81
2 dependents
$10,000,000 or more	1,079	$5,597,496	$85,741,532	$1,179,155	21.07%	1.38%
$5,000,000-$9,999,999	2,057	2,718,650	23,922,670	200,787	7.39	0.84
$2,000,000-$4,999,999	9,530	1,283,079	10,213,690	74,262	5.79	0.73
$1,500,000-$1,999,999	6,887	833,663	5,982,552	33,393	4.01	0.56
$1,000,000-$1,499,999	16,283	654,818	4,056,635	31,906	4.87	0.79
$500,000-$999,999	74,645	422,542	2,253,690	15,357	3.63	0.68
$200,000-$499,999	461,030	213,848	868,214	6,898	3.23	0.79
$100,000-$199,999	2,098,197	116,704	241,375	3,177	2.72	1.32
$75,000-$99,999	1,985,585	79,947	109,683	1,970	2.46	1.80
$50,000-$74,999	2,990,950	57,298	68,213	1,239	2.16	1.82
Under $50,000	10,734,123	21,539	41,835	273	1.27	0.65
Note: Based on 2003 tax data provided by the Internal Revenue Service.
SOURCE: NewTithing Group