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Size of the US Grantmaking and Giving Services industry

NAICS 8132, Grantmaking and Giving Services. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$182 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
166,247
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
23,764
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
19,915
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$17.1 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 166,247 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 144,4852019-Q2: 145,6382019-Q3: 144,9572019-Q4: 148,4562020-Q1: 149,3892020-Q2: 138,6872020-Q3: 137,8912020-Q4: 140,0582021-Q1: 140,6072021-Q2: 143,0882021-Q3: 142,7462021-Q4: 148,7042022-Q1: 150,7692022-Q2: 152,9342022-Q3: 154,2582022-Q4: 157,4862023-Q1: 158,8802023-Q2: 162,2862023-Q3: 160,9442023-Q4: 163,5942024-Q1: 162,0752024-Q2: 164,7492024-Q3: 162,4922024-Q4: 165,6432025-Q1: 166,7192025-Q2: 167,2852025-Q3: 163,6572025-Q4: 164,9742026-Q1: 166,247NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1166,2472022
2025-Q4164,9742022
2025-Q3163,6572022
2025-Q2167,2852022
2025-Q1166,7192022
2024-Q4165,6432022
2024-Q3162,4922022
2024-Q2164,7492022
2024-Q1162,0752022
2023-Q4163,5942022
2023-Q3160,9442022
2023-Q2162,2862022
2023-Q1158,8802022
2022-Q4157,4862022
2022-Q3154,2582022
2022-Q2152,9342022
2022-Q1150,7692022
2021-Q4148,7042017
2021-Q3142,7462017
2021-Q2143,0882017
2021-Q1140,6072017
2020-Q4140,0582017
2020-Q3137,8912017
2020-Q2138,6872017
2020-Q1149,3892017
2019-Q4148,4562017
2019-Q3144,9572017
2019-Q2145,6382017
2019-Q1144,4852017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 209,473 · 2023
2017: 193,7642018: 195,9852019: 198,1052020: 204,4072021: 192,7292022: 207,7182023: 209,473
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PeriodValue
2023209,473
2022207,718
2021192,729
2020204,407
2019198,105
2018195,985
2017193,764

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 23,764 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 17,2062019-Q2: 17,3612019-Q3: 17,5992019-Q4: 17,7892020-Q1: 18,0532020-Q2: 18,2992020-Q3: 18,6532020-Q4: 18,9332021-Q1: 19,2772021-Q2: 19,7262021-Q3: 20,1452021-Q4: 20,5292022-Q1: 21,0412022-Q2: 21,4602022-Q3: 21,9292022-Q4: 22,2172023-Q1: 22,4482023-Q2: 22,6792023-Q3: 22,8732023-Q4: 23,0032024-Q1: 23,0832024-Q2: 23,3002024-Q3: 23,4962024-Q4: 23,4802025-Q1: 23,4082025-Q2: 23,4292025-Q3: 23,6082025-Q4: 23,7072026-Q1: 23,764NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q123,7642022
2025-Q423,7072022
2025-Q323,6082022
2025-Q223,4292022
2025-Q123,4082022
2024-Q423,4802022
2024-Q323,4962022
2024-Q223,3002022
2024-Q123,0832022
2023-Q423,0032022
2023-Q322,8732022
2023-Q222,6792022
2023-Q122,4482022
2022-Q422,2172022
2022-Q321,9292022
2022-Q221,4602022
2022-Q121,0412022
2021-Q420,5292017
2021-Q320,1452017
2021-Q219,7262017
2021-Q119,2772017
2020-Q418,9332017
2020-Q318,6532017
2020-Q218,2992017
2020-Q118,0532017
2019-Q417,7892017
2019-Q317,5992017
2019-Q217,3612017
2019-Q117,2062017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 21,717 · 2023
2017: 20,1662018: 20,6732019: 20,8362020: 21,5242021: 21,6322022: 21,8722023: 21,717
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PeriodValue
202321,717
202221,872
202121,632
202021,524
201920,836
201820,673
201720,166

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $4.2 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.6 billion2019-Q2: $2.6 billion2019-Q3: $2.6 billion2019-Q4: $2.8 billion2020-Q1: $2.8 billion2020-Q2: $2.7 billion2020-Q3: $2.7 billion2020-Q4: $2.9 billion2021-Q1: $2.8 billion2021-Q2: $2.8 billion2021-Q3: $2.9 billion2021-Q4: $3.2 billion2022-Q1: $3.1 billion2022-Q2: $3.2 billion2022-Q3: $3.4 billion2022-Q4: $3.5 billion2023-Q1: $3.5 billion2023-Q2: $3.5 billion2023-Q3: $3.5 billion2023-Q4: $3.7 billion2024-Q1: $3.8 billion2024-Q2: $3.7 billion2024-Q3: $3.8 billion2024-Q4: $4.0 billion2025-Q1: $4.0 billion2025-Q2: $4.0 billion2025-Q3: $4.0 billion2025-Q4: $4.2 billion2026-Q1: $4.2 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$4.2 billion2022
2025-Q4$4.2 billion2022
2025-Q3$4.0 billion2022
2025-Q2$4.0 billion2022
2025-Q1$4.0 billion2022
2024-Q4$4.0 billion2022
2024-Q3$3.8 billion2022
2024-Q2$3.7 billion2022
2024-Q1$3.8 billion2022
2023-Q4$3.7 billion2022
2023-Q3$3.5 billion2022
2023-Q2$3.5 billion2022
2023-Q1$3.5 billion2022
2022-Q4$3.5 billion2022
2022-Q3$3.4 billion2022
2022-Q2$3.2 billion2022
2022-Q1$3.1 billion2022
2021-Q4$3.2 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.9 billion2017
2021-Q2$2.8 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.8 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.9 billion2017
2020-Q3$2.7 billion2017
2020-Q2$2.7 billion2017
2020-Q1$2.8 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.8 billion2017
2019-Q3$2.6 billion2017
2019-Q2$2.6 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.6 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $17.1 billion · 2023
2017: $12.0 billion2018: $12.6 billion2019: $13.3 billion2020: $14.0 billion2021: $14.9 billion2022: $16.6 billion2023: $17.1 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$17.1 billion
2022$16.6 billion
2021$14.9 billion
2020$14.0 billion
2019$13.3 billion
2018$12.6 billion
2017$12.0 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages166,2472026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages23,7642026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$4.2 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$17.1 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns209,47320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns21,71720232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$15.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census206,02020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census21,65420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census19,91520222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$182 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Grantmaking and Giving Services

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
81321Grantmaking and Giving Services$182 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census166,2472026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.