January 2012 Saw Rise in Charitable Giving, Atlas of Giving Finds

Press release (Feb. 21, 2012) — Atlas of Giving announced results from its January 2012 report on charitable giving. The report outlines charitable giving in the United States from January 2012 and forecasts the upcoming year based on demographic and economic factors. According to the report released by Atlas of Giving, total giving to U.S. nonprofits rose 6.4 percent for January 2012, totaling $28.55 billion. This was a 1.5 percent increase over the best month in 2011, which was December. Giving to environmental and nature organizations experienced the largest increase with a growth of 12.3 percent over January 2011, while the religious sector grew at a modest 3.9 percent over January 2011.