FPN Research: Giving in Florida

FPN Research

Giving in Florida: The State of Philanthropy in the Sunshine State, 2011 Edition
February 2011

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This FPN research report provides the latest facts, figures and trends for charitable giving by Florida individuals, foundations and corporations.

Key Findings
Among the report's key findings:

Giving by Foundations & Corporations

> Foundation and corporate giving in Florida totaled $1.49 billion in 2008, an increase of 4.6% from 2007 and close to the national average.

> Giving by Florida's foundations and other grantmakers is expected to have declined by about 10% in 2009 and stabilized in 2010, and is anticipated to increase slightly in 2011.

> 22.2% of Florida foundation grants went to arts & culture, followed by health (18.9%), education (16.3%) and human services (15.8%).

> Slightly more than half (53.1%) of Florida foundation grants came from the state's Southeast region, followed by Central Florida (13.2%), Central West Florida/Tampa Bay region (10.7%) and Northeast Florida (10.1%).

Total Charitable Giving

> Individuals, foundations and corporate givers in Florida gave $15.5 billion in charitable contributions in 2008, a 12.3% decline from 2007. This drop is due to a decline in charitable contributions from individual Floridians.

> Individual Floridians accounted for 74.5% of the state's charitable giving, with charitable bequests comprising 15.9% and foundations, corporations and other grantmakers comprising 9.6%.

Giving by Individuals

> Individual Floridians gave $11.6 billion to charity in 2008, down 18% from 2007, as the economic recession in Florida and nation took its tool on people's capacity to give.

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> Download the Report: Click here to download the Giving in Florida 2011 Edition report (PDF - 20 pages).

Media

> FPN News Release: Florida Foundation Giving Expected to Grow in 2011, After Several Up-and-Down Years

Media Coverage:

> The State of Giving in Florida, South Florida Business Journal

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Previous Reports

> Giving in Florida, 2010 Edition (PDF - 20 pages).