The 400 Largest Nonprofits, by Category
Big Groups Expect Flat Giving in 2012
The 400 U.S. organizations that raised the most money achieved a median 7.5 percent gain last year, but they don’t expect giving to grow much in 2012.
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A Surge in Product Gifts
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Gifts of Medicine and Food Fuel Growth but Draw Regulators’ Scrutiny
The Breast Cancer Society's meteoric rise into the top fundraising ranks shows the power of attracting noncash gifts, but the way groups value such donations has attracted...
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Charities That Raised at Least Half of Donations in Products and Services
Many organizations on the Philanthropy 400 get most of their private support through in-kind donations.
Explore the Data
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Forecast for Fundraising in 2012
Find out which charities are projecting gains and which ones expect losses, and the percentage change from 2011.
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Largest Changes in Donations, 2010-11
Organizations with the largest increases or decreases in private support.
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New to This Year's List
Organizations that have earned a spot on the 2012 Philanthropy 400 by raising more than $49-million in 2011.
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Off the List
Organizations that appeared on the Philanthropy 400 list in 2011 but not in 2012.
The Philanthropy 400: 2005-2011
2011: Facing Big Struggles
2010: A Sharp Donation Drop
2009: Sharing the Pain
2008: Tight Funds in Tough Times
2007: Modest Gains in Giving
2006: A Year of Big Gains
2005: Giving Bounces Back
Ideas that Work
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A Personal Touch Helps the Y Recruit Affluent Donors
By showing donors how kids take advantage of Y sports facilities and youth programs, local Y's spread the message about what their organizations do and encourage greater...
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Donors From All Walks of Life Help Build Mo. Arts Center
The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts raised $416-million, in part by attracting modest gifts and showing the community it wasn't just a place for movers and shakers.
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Boston’s Jewish Federation Allows Donors More Say Over Gifts
By bucking longstanding traditions of focusing mainly on unrestricted gifts, the charity saw giving grow by 80 percent in 2011 and by 60 percent this year.
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Inside Stanford U.’s Fundraising Juggernaut
As the institution seems poised to smash new records by raising $1-billion a year, even the smallest nonprofit can emulate the institution's approach to building strong ties...
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Salvation Army Woos Both Younger and Older Donors
The organization is reshaping its image as a hip organization worthy of support, while also reminding its most-loyal donors to keep the nonprofit in mind as they shape their...
Methodology
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How The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 400 Survey Is Compiled
The ranking of the charities that raised the most money from private sources in 2011 include both cash and product donations as well as stock, land, and other gifts from...
