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16. Charitable Solicitations Highlights
Registry
A snapshot showing how many entities were registered and how many solicitation campaigns were being conducted in Colorado as of November 30, 2014.
| Charities | 11,945 |
| Paid solicitors | 205 |
| Professional fundraising consultants | 73 |
| Active solicitation campaigns | 424 |
Contributions received by registered charities with 2013 fiscal year end
Based on overall financial reports filed by charities before Nov. 30, 2014 with a reporting period ending any time between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013. Includes charities that used paid solicitors.
| Received by | Charity count | Total $ in millions |
High | Average $ in millions |
Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All charities | 9,541 | $70,899 | $3,672 | $7.4 | $0 |
| Colorado-based charities | 6,198 | $4,362 | $656 | $0.7 | $0 |
Results of solicitation campaigns
Based on the 446 solicitation campaign financial reports filed in 2014.
| Total gross proceeds | $188 million |
| Total net proceeds to charities | $108 million |
| Percentage of total gross proceeds to charity | 57% |
| Solicitation campaign reports filed | 446 |
| Paid solicitors listed on campaign reports | 58 |
| Charities listed on campaign reports | 291 |
Giving USA 2014 report highlights
This frequently quoted annual study shows the sources of funding for charities nationally in 2013.
| Source | $ in billions |
% of total | % change from 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals | $241.3 | 72% | 4.2% |
| Foundations | $50.3 | 15% | 5.7% |
| Bequests | $26.8 | 8% | 8.7% |
| Corporations | $16.8 | 5% | -1.9% |
| All Americans | $335.2 | 4.4% |
Source: Giving USA Foundation (2014). Giving USA 2014: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2013, www.givingusareports.org.