Charity Giving - Falling in Recent Years

It's no surprise that many charity organizationsAs charity giving continues to fall, more and more
around the country are experiencing a major declineorganizations are being forced to discontinue their
in outside giving. The current financial and housingcharitable efforts in the community and around the
crisis is causing many donors to pull their funding,world. This is a sad truth that the large majority of
despite their wishes to support their favorite charity.organizations are feeling around the world, which
The $1.9 trillion nonprofit industry is suffering charitymany who benefit from their work of charities are
giving losses in the billions each year. With over onealso feeling.
million new organizations claiming nonprofit 501©3With so much weighing down, it's clear that unless
status each year, this would prove to be a majorsomething substantial happens, we may be seeing
problem. With that many new nonprofit organizationsquite a few failing nonprofit organizations over the
coming into an industry where giving is in a majornext few years. Least of all, there will be a large
decline, it's clear that many of these organizations aredownsizing in nonprofit businesses, as donations are
destined to fail.required to cover all expenses including employee
Despite much charity organization's attempt to keepwages. What really draws the attention of people is
close ties to their biggest donors and support charitythat nonprofit organizations employ over 10% of the
giving, many donors are finding it hard to donate toworkforce in America.
their favorite charity. Despite success that many mayIf the economic times aren't on an upswing soon or
find in the business world, or in whatever industrydonors can find another way to support their
they work in, one thing is apparent - that nobody hasfavorite charity, it's clear that our country may be
as much money as they used to.facing bigger troubles than the housing crisis.