$248.52B Contributed in 2004....where did it come from?

Of the $248.52 Billion that was given in 2004 - here are the stats:

76% came from living individuals - the majority of that money (60%) went toward religion (nothing new). But I think it is interesting to note that msot of that goes to upkeeping religious facilities, supporting their operating costs, and clergy salaries. Education, health and science received the next chunk of that (13%), Human Services came in third (9%), Arts and culture received 3%, and Social Welfare received the least at 2%. The remaining 13% is classified as other.

11.6% of contributions came from foundations - of that almost half goes to education (25%). Health receives about 20%, Human services (16%), Public Affairs/Society Benefit (13%), Arts and culture (13%), and International Affairs gets 3%. The remaining again is classified at 12%.

Foundations that gave over 40% to support this portion of our society that is falling through the cracks are - Verizon Foundation (40%), Wells Fargo Foundation (40%), and Washington Mutual (a whopping 75%!)