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In a 2019 report, Giving USA revealed that donations to foundations were down 6.9 percent in 2018 compared to 2017 in real dollars (9.1 percent in inflation-adjusted dollars). This marks the first decline for giving to foundations in recent years. “Giving to foundations is typically volatile from year to year, reflecting both the economic climate and contributions of exceptionally large gifts by both living donors and estates,” the report says.

**Giving to Foundations by Year**

2015

$38.46 billion

2016

$39.72 billion

2017

$54 billion

2018

$50.29 billion

Source: Giving USA Foundation, Giving USA 2019: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2018

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