Just Giving? CGAP Conference May 10, 2013 Rob Reich Stanford University Faculty Co-Director, Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society Stanford Social Innovation Review Twitter: @robreich
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Just Giving?
CGAP Conference
May 10, 2013
Rob Reich Stanford University
Faculty Co-Director,
Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society Stanford Social Innovation Review
Twitter: @robreich
Center on Philanthropy & Civil Society
Stanford Social Innovation Review
www.bostonreview.net
Outline
• Part 1: Three Stories
• Part 2: View from the Stratosphere: data
• Part 3: View from the Stratosphere: a
philosophical framework
Story 1: Charity and the Police
Story 2: Private Giving to State Schools
UK Support for Woodside Elementary School?
Story 3: George Soros and the Open Society Foundations
Outline
• Part 1: Three Stories
• Part 2: View from the Stratosphere: data
• Part 3: View from the Stratosphere: a
philosophical framework
View from 35,000 ft
Stratospheric View
Total Giving 1971 - 2011
US Giving as a Percent of GDP, 1969-2011
IRS Approval/Disapproval of Application for 501c3 Status
Giving in 2011
Distribution of Charitable $
Category Religious Umbrella Basic Needs Health Education Arts Other
% of total giving 61 10 10 5 4 2 8
% of giving by inc. >$1M 17 4 4 25 25 15 10
17
Religious 61%
Source: Patterns of Household Charitable Giving, 2007 based on COPPS/PSID 2005
Best Case Scenario
Source: Patterns of Household Charitable Giving, 2007
Outline
• Part 1: Three Stories
• Part 2: View from the Stratosphere: data
• Part 3: View from the Stratosphere: a
philosophical framework
Three Potential Justifications for Tax-Incentivized Philanthropy
1. Tax Base Rationale
2. Subsidy Rationale
3. Pluralism Rationale
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