QuietStorm
Designs is a place to shop with Charity
in mind. One
dollar of your purchase goes to Charity.
For any questions or comments please contact us at Charity@quietstormdesigns.com
How much did Americans give to charity
in the latest year of record?
The American Association of Fundraising
Counsel (AAFRC)Trust for Philanthropy,
publishers of "Giving USA,"
released their estimations of
total charitable contributions in the
U.S. for the year 2004. Total giving is
estimated at nearly $248.52 billion for
the year 2004, an increase of 5 percent
over revised 2003 figures. The Trust has
estimated that 11.6% of this figure, or
$28.8 billion, was given by independent
and community foundations. (Corporate
foundation support is included in the
overall figure for corporate giving —
4.8%, or $12 billiion.) This is well below
the largest contributors to charity (individuals),
who gave an estimated 75.6%, or $187.92
billion.
Please visit:
American Heart Association
also known as : American Stroke Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231-4596
214-373-6300
800-242-8721
www.americanheart.org
American Foundation for AIDS Research
also known as : AIDS Research Foundation
also known as : amfAR
120 Wall Street, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10005-3902
212-806-1600
800-392-6327
www.amfar.org
Children's Organ Transplant Association, Inc.
2501 COTA Drive
Bloomington, IN 47403
800-366-2682
812-336-8872
www.cota.org
