38 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 12.14
2,379
Number of Louisville nonprofts,
including 13 hospitals.
GIVE
GIVE
HOW
GENEROUS ARE
LOUISVILLIANS?
HOW
GENEROUS ARE
LOUISVILLIANS?
WHERE
IS THE
MONEY
GOING?
WHERE
IS THE
MONEY
GOING?
Louisville's
giving ratio
ranks 13th of
the 50 largest
metropolitan areas
13
3.2%
Louisville's giving ratio for 2012.
(Note: This 2012 data refects the Louisville-
Jefferson County Metropolitan Statistical Area,
which includes 13 Kentucky and Indiana counties.)
$751,775,000
That 3.2% giving ratio equaled this much in total
charitable contributions by Louisvillians.
$2,958
Median contribution.
1st of 50
5.4 % GIVING RATIO
Salt Lake City, Utah
50th of 50
1.9 % GIVING RATIO
Hartford, Connecticut
$3.6 billion
Total revenue reported
by Louisville nonprofts,
excluding hospitals.
$7.8 billion
Total revenue reported with
hospitals included.
Giving Ratio:
The percentage of adjusted gross income
given as tax-deductible donations.