This is really a fascinating datapoint, via the Consumerist:
“According to a report released today by the Giving USA Foundation, which conducts research and education on philanthropy, Americans are donating money to charity more than ever before: total charitable donations from individuals, estates, foundations, and corporations rose around 4% in 2015, to $373.25 billion.”
The chart of the past 6 decades of giving:
Source: Consumerist