16. Charitable Solicitations Highlights

Contributions received by registered charities with 2014 fiscal year end

Based on overall financial reports filed by charities before November 30, 2015 with a reporting period ending any time between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014. Includes charities that used paid solicitors.

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Received by	Charity count	Total $ in millions	High $ in millions	Average $ in millions	Low $ in millions
All charities	Charity count 10,044	Total $ in millions $79,652	High $ in millions $3,849	Average $ in millions $7.9	Low $ in millions $0
Colorado-based charities	Charity count 6,471	Total $ in millions $4,239	High $ in millions $223	Average $ in millions $0.66	Low $ in millions $0

Results of solicitation campaign financial reports filed in 2015

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Total gross proceeds	$472 million
Total net proceeds to charities	$382 million
Percentage of total gross proceeds to charity	81%
Solicitation campaign reports filed	498
Paid solicitors listed on campaign reports	57
Charities listed on campaign reports	305

Note about 2015 data on solicitation campaigns:

The 81% ratio of net proceeds to charity is very high when compared to past years, yet if you subtract two high-dollar campaigns reported by paid solicitors who have unusual arrangements with their charity clients, the overall percent to charity drops to 37.9%.

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., who solicits for The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust, reported a $110 million campaign in which 99% of the gross went to the charity. Network for Good reported a $231 campaign in which 97% of the gross went to the charity. These two campaigns accounted for 72% of all gross proceeds reported in 2015, which skewed the percent to charity ratio upward.

Giving USA 2014 report highlights

This frequently quoted annual study shows the sources of funding for charities nationally in 2014.

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Source	$ in billions	% of total	% change from 2013
Individuals	$ in billions $258.51	% of total 72%	% change from 2013 5.7%
Foundations	$ in billions $53.97	% of total 15%	% change from 2013 8.2%
Bequests	$ in billions $28.13	% of total 8%	% change from 2013 15.5%
Corporations	$ in billions $17.77	% of total 5%	% change from 2013 13.7%
All Americans	$ in billions $358.38	% of total 100%	% change from 2013 7.1%

Source: Giving USA is Giving USA 2015: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2014, www.givingusa.org.

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