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Giving in Numbers
Based on corporate contributions data from 137 leading companies, including 55 of the Fortune 100, this edition of Giving in Numbers features a comprehensive study of 2008 corporate giving. The full report is available in its entirety and also available in specific PDF sections as detailed below:  
  • Full Report. Download (PDF).
  • Executive Summary. Download (PDF).
  • Giving and the Economy.  CECP investigates the economic impact on total giving and presents the myriad reasons for changes in giving. This section also includes a special look at how financial results affect giving and how philanthropy budgets are set. Download (PDF).
  • Comparing Industry Data Sources.  For the first time, CECP compared its findings to key results from other prominent research in the field of corporate philanthropy in order to identify where alignment and disagreement occur. CECP offers this analysis in the spirit of collaboration, to illustrate that while sample sizes and valuation standards may differ, a number of similar trends emerge within the field of corporate giving. Comparisons included the Chronicle of Philanthropy, the Foundation Center, and Giving USA. Download (PDF).
  • Fortune 100 Analysis. Despite sustaining greater profit declines than their non-Fortune 100 peers, 60% of Fortune 100 companies increased giving from 2007 to 2008. The Fortune 100 chapter in Giving in Numbers details this finding among other trends in corporate giving for America’s largest public companies. Download (PDF).
  • 2008 Benchmarking Tables. The 2008 Benchmarking tables present key data points from the Corporate Giving Standard Survey. Each table allows companies to locate themselves within a category by Industry, Pre-Tax Profit, Revenue, and Employees, and then identify the median calculations for similar companies. Download (PDF).

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