U.S. charitable giving to international causes reached more than $35 billion last year — potentially setting it on a course to surpass the U.S. government — or any other government — as the most important source of aid funding.
The figure was revealed in the recent Giving USA 2025 report, which records giving from the public, as well as bequests, and money from philanthropies and corporations.
Americans gave $35.54 billion in 2024 to U.S.-based nonprofit organizations which describe themselves as working in the field of international affairs, according to the report, which is published by Giving USA Foundation. The foundation is a public service initiative of the Giving Institute, a membership body for for-profit suppliers which partner nonprofits on philanthropy and fundraising.