Charity gifts and pledges from top 50 US donors through 2023
Donations from these wealthy people fell to about $12 billion in 2023, from $16.5 billion in 2022 – declining to a level last seen before the COVID-19 pandemic. The total was far higher in 2006, when Warren Buffett made large pledges to foundations.
A bar chart showing how much money the biggest donors gave to charity per year, including the $12 billion they donated in 2023.