1. 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

2. Center on Philanthropy & Civil Society

3. Stanford Social Innovation Review

4. www.bostonreview.net

5. Outline
• Part 1: Three Stories
• Part 2: View from the Stratosphere: data
• Part 3: View from the Stratosphere: a
philosophical framework

6. Story 1: Charity and the Police

7. Story 2: Private Giving to State Schools

8. UK Support for Woodside Elementary
School?

9. Story 3: George Soros and the Open
Society Foundations

10. Outline
• Part 1: Three Stories
• Part 2: View from the Stratosphere: data
• Part 3: View from the Stratosphere: a
philosophical framework

11. View from 35,000 ft

12. Stratospheric View

13. Total Giving 1971 - 2011

14. US Giving as a Percent of GDP, 1969-2011

15. IRS Approval/Disapproval of Application for 501c3 Status

16. Giving in 2011

17. 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

18. Best Case Scenario
Source: Patterns of Household Charitable Giving, 2007

19. Outline
• Part 1: Three Stories
• Part 2: View from the Stratosphere: data
• Part 3: View from the Stratosphere: a
philosophical framework

20. Three Potential Justifications for Tax-
Incentivized Philanthropy
1. Tax Base Rationale
2. Subsidy Rationale
3. Pluralism Rationale