This statistic displays charitable contributions to nonprofit funding in the United States, by type of recipient organizations in 2018. In 2018, about 4.6 percent of all charitable contributions went to recipient organizations in arts, culture, and humanities.
Charitable contributions to nonprofit funding in the U.S. in 2018, by type of recipient organizations
Characteristic
Share of charitable contributions
Religion
29.6%
Education
13.9%
Human services
12.2%
Gifts to foundation
11.9%
Health
9.7%
Public-society benefit
7.4%
International affairs
5.4%
Arts, culture, and humanities
4.6%
Environment and animals
3%
Gifts to individuals
2.2%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of charitable contributions29.6%29.6%13.9%13.9%12.2%12.2%11.9%11.9%9.7%9.7%7.4%7.4%5.4%5.4%4.6%4.6%3%3%2.2%2.2%ReligionEducationHuman servicesGifts to foundationHealthPublic-society benefitInternational affairsArts, culture, and humanitiesEnvironment and animalsGifts to individuals
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%18%20%22%24%26%28%30%32%34%
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Urban Institute. (June 18, 2020). Charitable contributions to nonprofit funding in the U.S. in 2018, by type of recipient organizations [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189290/charitable-contributions-by-type-of-recipient-organizations-in-the-us-2009/
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Urban Institute. "Charitable Contributions to Nonprofit Funding in The U.S. in 2018, by Type of Recipient Organizations." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189290/charitable-contributions-by-type-of-recipient-organizations-in-the-us-2009/
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