You see who got the "lion's share" and who knows how much more they took in that isn't known.
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| 2010 Contributions By Type of Recipient Organization | |
| Religion | $100.63 billion |
| Education | $41.67 billion |
| Gifts to Foundations* | $33 billion |
| Human Services | $26.49 billion |
| Public-Society Benefit | $24.24 billion |
| Health | $22.83 billion |
| International Affairs | $15.77 billion |
| Arts, Culture & Humanities | $13.28 billion |
| Environment & Animals | $6.66 billion |
| Foundation Grants to Individuals | $4.20 billion |
| Unallocated | $2.12 billion |
*Estimate developed jointly by Foundation Center and Giving USA
Giving USA also surveyed charitable organizations to find out how gifts changed from the previous year.
Among the report findings:
- Faith-based charities, including churches, received the most charitable gifts in 2010, capturing $100.63 billion – 35 percent of total contributions in 2010. Religious groups received more than a third of all contributions in the U.S. Faith-based donations increased 0.8 percent from the previous year.
- Charitable giving to colleges, universities and educational organizations accounted for the second largest share of all charitable giving at 14 percent. Educational institutions and organizations received $41.67 billion in gifts. Charitable giving to the education subsector increased by an estimated 5.2 percent in 2010. This follows a drop of 5.6 percent in 2009.