Tax Policy Center

Fiscal Facts

August 2, 2021
Deduction for charitable contributions by AGI
Fact: 
In 2018, deductions for charitable contributions were 4.8% of AGI for taxpayers with AGI over $1 million, compared to 1.7% for all taxpayers. In part, this is because 77% of those taxpayers were itemizers, compared with 11% of all taxpayers.