Report: U.S. Charitable Giving Projected to Grow 4.8 Percent in 2015, 4.9 Percent in 2016

The nonprofit sector has a significant impact on U.S. society and the economy. Approximately 1.4 million nonprofits provide 11 percent of U.S. jobs and 9 percent of total wages. Americans gave an estimated $335.17 billion—or 2 percent of U.S. GDP—to charity in 2013, according to Giving USA 2014. Yet few resources exist for anticipating and planning for the future of giving.