Mobile Giving is an innovative process designed by Cell Donate to support the fund raising efforts of the many charity/philanthropic organizations. These organizations saw a dramatic drop in the late 90’s until 2002 when charitable donations began to climb. In 2004 Americans alone gave more money than ever before and it is predicted to grow annually. The 400 largest U.S. charities saw donations rise 11.6 percent last year from 2003, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, a newspaper that tracks philanthropy and charitable organizations.
The publication's Philanthropy 400 list, released in October, ranks the nation's biggest nonprofit groups by private donations. Money given to the top 400 organizations accounted for more than a quarter of the $248.5 billion raised in the United States last year.
The United Way took in $3.9 billion, The Salvation Army was No. 2 with $1.5 billion, Feed the Children, raising $888 million, American Cancer Society, with $868 million; AmeriCares Foundation, with $801 million; The YMCA, with $773 million; Gifts in Kind International, with $750 million; Lutheran Services in America, with $723 million; Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, with $683 million; Catholic Charities USA, with $581 million. (by Chronicle of Philanthropy)