This statistic displays the functional expenditures of public charities in the United States in tax year 2019, by detailed category. In 2019, public charities spent 5.45 billion U.S. dollars on legal fees.
Functional expenditures of public charities in the United States in 2019, by detailed category
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Functional expenditures of public charities in the United States in 2019, by detailed category
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Data is based on form 990 returns of 501(c)(3) organizations.
Private foundations, most organizations with receipts less than 50,000 U.S. dollars, most churches, and certain other types of religious organizations are excluded.
Data are estimates based on samples.
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Internal Revenue Service. (May 4, 2023). Functional expenditures of public charities in the United States in 2019, by detailed category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/879915/functional-expenditures-of-us-public-charities-detailed-category/
Internal Revenue Service. "Functional expenditures of public charities in the United States in 2019, by detailed category (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879915/functional-expenditures-of-us-public-charities-detailed-category/
Internal Revenue Service. (2023). Functional expenditures of public charities in the United States in 2019, by detailed category (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879915/functional-expenditures-of-us-public-charities-detailed-category/
Internal Revenue Service. "Functional Expenditures of Public Charities in The United States in 2019, by Detailed Category (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/879915/functional-expenditures-of-us-public-charities-detailed-category/
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