The Chronicle’s survey of giving by America’s biggest companies found that cash donations in 2015 grew slightly faster than inflation, at about 2 percent compared with the prior year. Financial-services and drug companies were heavily represented at the top of the list.
Meanwhile, companies are increasingly integrating philanthropy throughout their business operations.
The stories that follow provide insights on the data and on how companies think when deciding which nonprofits make good partners. And The Chronicle’s interactive database provides 17 years of information on corporate giving.
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OpinionBusinesses Reorient Giving to Mesh With Core Operations
Companies such as Walmart and Citigroup are increasingly putting the entire heft of their organizations, not just the check-writing functions of their foundations, behind efforts to solve social problems. -
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Cash Giving From Businesses Edges Up, Chronicle Survey Shows
Gilead Sciences, Walmart, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and ExxonMobil led the way, reflecting a strong presence throughout the list of financial institutions and drug companies. -
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How Nonprofits Can Strike a Deal With Corporate Partners
Kellogg’s and State Farm provide insights into what charities need to do to land deep-pocketed sponsors in the business world. -
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Why Companies Give to Nonprofits
Executives with Microsoft, Citi, PNC, and Walmart explain how and why specific nonprofits were chosen to receive millions of dollars in support.
