Odds-n-Ends . Volume 10 | Issue 04

Charitable Giving

(as appeared in Christianity Today, April 2010)

$3.38 billion – The amount given by Americans in light of Hurricane Katrina
$1.6 billion – The amount given by Americans in light of the 2004 Asian Tsunami
$877 million – The amount given by Americans in light of the Haiti Earthquake

$2.31 – U.S. tax money given to Haiti relief in government aid, per capita
$2.84 – U. S. charitable donations given to Haiti relief, per capita

$1,006.94 – Total U. S. charitable giving per capita in 2008 (total: $307.65 billion)