The annual public report Giving in Numbers has been published by the US-based Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, offering a comprehensive analysis of the latest trends impacting the field of corporate giving.

Giving in Numbers 2007 Edition is a new resource on corporate giving trends and benchmarking data, and the findings are drawn from an in-depth study of 136 prominent companies, including 55 of the Fortune 100 and accounting for $11.2bn in corporate giving data.

The report addresses questions such as why did some companies increase their year-over-year giving from 2005 to 2006 while others decreased it, which sectors are expanding their international programs, and how does giving as a percentage of pre-tax profit vary by industry?

It also considers how companies incorporate direct cash grants, non-cash contributions, volunteerism, matching gifts, and other efforts into a balanced giving portfolio.

To read the report in full click here.