A Report on Giving by 189 of the Largest U.S. Corporations

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

January 26, 2006 | Read Time: 1 minute

The 2005 Corporate Contributions Report, by Sophia A. Muirhead, summarizes the results of the Conference Board’s survey on giving at 189 of the largest companies and corporate foundations in the United States in 2004. Contributions from corporations totaled $7.87-billion, and among the 133 companies that also participated in the previous year’s survey, giving increased 35.6 percent in 2004. Health and human-services organizations received the biggest share of contributions, taking in 54 percent of all donations from companies; education groups ranked second at 17 percent. The survey found that 141 of the companies gave a total of $260-million to tsunami-relief efforts in Southeast Asia during the last week of 2004 and the first months of 2005.

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About the Author

M.J. Prest

Senior Editor, Solutions

M.J. Prest is senior editor for solutions at the Chronicle of Philanthropy, where she highlights how nonprofit leaders navigate and overcome major challenges. She has covered stories on big gifts, grant making, and executive moves for the Chronicle since 2004. Her work has also appeared in the Washington Post, Slate.com, and the Huffington Post, and she wrote the young-adult novel Immersion. M.J. graduated from Williams College and after living in many different places, she settled in New England with her husband, two kids, and two rescue dogs.