Giving to organizations in the international affairs subsector is estimated to be $13.3 billion in 2008.
This is an increase of 0.6 percent ( 3. 1 percent adjusted for inflation) compared with the value for 2007.
Giving for international affairs is 4 percent of total estimated giving in 2008.
The international affairs subsector includes charities formed for international aid, development, or relief; those that promote international understanding (including exchange programs); and organizations working on international peace and security issues. It also includes research institutes devoted to foreign policy and analysis, and organizations working in the domain of international human rights.
Giving USA findings for giving
to international affairs, 2008
The amount estimated in giving to
organizations in the international
subsector1 includes gifts of cash, cash
equivalents (securities), and gifts in
kind (food, medicine, equipment, and
other items of value). The Giving USA
estimate is based on a tested model
that uses the historical relationship
between giving to international affairs
organizations and changes in stock
market prices, personal income, and
other economic trends.
Support for international activities that is not included in the Giving USA esti mate for international affairs includes:
Gifts that support health or education endeavors working internationally, which are placed in the health and education subsectors; and
Gifts made directly to organizations located abroad. For corporations and individuals, gifts made abroad are not included in Giving USA because the amount is not known—
the gifts are not eligible for a tax deduction as a charitable contribution under U.S. tax law. No national data about such gifts is available. For foundation grantmaking, the amount of the donation is known and included in Giving USA in the “unallocated” portion of total giving.
Trends in international affairs giving Using Giving USA data, two different ways of measuring trends in giving to international affairs organizations are presented. The first looks at giving to these organizations during recession years. The second shows the trend in giving to the international affairs sub sector over time, measured per house hold (including all international affairs donations divided by all households).
In prior recession years from 1987 to 2006, giving to international affairs organizations averaged an inflation adjusted increase of 9. 1 percent from the prior year. The range was from a decrease of over 9 percent in 1991 to a growth of over 24 percent a year earlier,
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