Ranking Health Charities by How Much They Spend per Afflicted Person

Charitable giving across the United States is definitely on the rise. More than $546 billion was raised in 2019 alone from Americans, corporations, and foundation giving. The biggest sector, however, is health charities, as roughly 9% of the total charitable dollars.

The team at Wristband Express created this visual which ranks health charities based on how much each spends on each afflicted person for their charity’s focus. According to the data, they found it’s the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation that spends the most on each afflicted person. With approximately $273 million for their annual program expenses, it allows them to dedicate $9,089.02 per individual.

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According to the data, these are the health charities that spend the most on individuals:

1. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: $9,089.02
2. ALS Association: $2,037.08
3. Pancreatic Cancer Action Network: $324.29
4. Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation: $316.40
5. Muscular Dystrophy Association: $227.72
6. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: $199.96
7. National Pediatric Cancer Foundation: $199.74
8. National Multiple Sclerosis Society: $128.64
9. Alzheimer’s Association: $49.14
10. American Cancer Society: $45.19

As for the charity that spends the least on each afflicted person is the American Tinnitus Association. The organization spends $365,633 on their program expenses on an annual basis, which comes out to see $0.01 dedicated to each of the 50 million people living with Tinnitus in the United States. The ten charities that spend the least on each individual all do so with $2.03 or less. These are the 10 health charities that spend the least per person.

1. American Tinnitus Association: $0.01
2. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America: $0.04
3. National Osteoporosis Foundation: $0.06
4. American Liver Foundation: $0.23
5. Lewy Body Dementia Association: $0.81
6. National Kidney Foundation: $1.05
7. Arthritis Foundation: $1.10
8. National Organization for Rare Disorders: $1.50
9. Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Foundation: $1.72
10. Cerebral Palsy Foundation: $2.03