Community Giving
Combined Community Contributions $6,000,000
Dollars donated
$5,000,000 $4,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,000,000 $0 2007
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2008 2009 Empty Stocking Fund Combined Federal Campaign Colorado Gives Day
2010
2011 PPUW Give! Campaign
2012
Source: Combined Federal Campaign, Empty Stocking Fund, Pikes Peak United Way, Independent Give! Campaign, and Colorado Gives Day
The chart shows donations to major local fundraising campaigns Why is this important? A well-supported nonprofit sector is critical for maintaining a healthy and stable region through both economic vitality and filling service gaps for underserved populations. Community donations are a helpful indicator for assessing the viability of a region’s nonprofit sector and are also a measure of the extent to which residents are engaged and invested in the well-being of the community. How are we doing? Nationally, total charitable giving by individuals increased 3.9 percent in 2011, for a total of 64 percent of households. In the Pikes Peak region, giving increased 7.6 percent during the same period. In the 2012 survey of Pikes Peak region residents, 94 percent of respondents reported that they or other members of their household donated money or property to charity in the last 12 months. Though donations to local campaigns have remained essentially flat at approximately $10 million, the Independent’s GIVE! and Colorado Gives Day had significant increases during 2011 and 2012 (40 percent and 98 percent respectively.) Both campaigns are online-based and use email solicitation. In addition to the funds shown on this chart, the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire disaster spurred the creation of three new funds and a new nonprofit entity designated to help survivors, first responders, and community nonprofits that assisted those impacted by the fire. These funds received $1,612,260 in contributions from the community, in addition to the large outpouring of in-kind donations to local nonprofits assisting fire victims. This philanthropic activity was above and beyond the traditional community giving campaign results. For more information, contact Center for Nonprofit Excellence, Pikes Peak United Way, Pikes Peak Community Foundation, Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs Independent
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