Number Theory | Donation trends - A look at how India gives

A report by the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy (CSIP) at Ashoka University has prepared estimates of donations by Indian households.

Who is the biggest beneficiary of donations by Indian households? What is the factor that motivates households to make such donations? What is the total amount of donations which Indians make? What about average donations per household? Did the pandemic change how households make donations in India? A report by the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy (CSIP) at Ashoka University has prepared estimates of donations by Indian households. It is based on telephonic and face-to-face surveys conducted in April 2021 (first phase) and October 2021 (phase two) and has a sample of approximately 81,000 households. Here are five charts which explain this.

The report estimates total donations in India by households – this does not include corporate philanthropy – between October 2020 and September 2021 to be around ₹23,700 crore.