Research / statistics

The Ireland Funds increased its grant giving by nearly tenfold in 2010 to almost $41 million, according to its latest returns to the US Internal Revenue authorities.

Charity shops in the UK handled nearly £1 billion of turnover in 2011, a record amount, and an increase of 3.6% on the previous year.

HEFCE (the Higher Education Funding Council for England) is undertaking a Review of Philanthropic Support for Higher Education throughout the UK.

Microdonations service Pennies has now generated £500,000 for UK charities. The number of microdonations it has handled has doubled in the past six months to two million.

Ulster Garden Villages, Northern Ireland’s largest independent charitable trust, distributed just over £1.3 million in donations in 2011, a reduction of £267,000 on the previous year, according to its

British Heart Foundation (BHF) Shops have achieved their most profitable year of trading to date, with a profit of over £31 million in 2011-2012.

Tesco staff and customers across the UK have raised £7.5 million during its Charity of the Year partnership with Alzheimer's Society and Alzheimer Scotland.

Over £313,000 has been donated in just over a day to Samaritans in memory of Claire Squires who died while running the London Marathon on Sunday to raise funds for the charity.

With two days to go until the 2012 Virgin London Marathon, online giving site JustGiving has dug into its data to explore how individuals are using it to fundraise for the biggest fundraising event