Carboni, JuliaEikenberry, Angela2018-11-092018-11-092018-11-13https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17743The number of giving circles in the U.S. has tripled in the last decade. Giving circles are now located in every state in the U.S., and engage people from a wide variety of racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds, gender identities, and age groups. Giving circles are estimated to have given as much as $1.29 billion to charitable causes since their inception. Amounts that individual members contribute to giving circles vary widely, and giving circles support a wide range of charitable causes and organizations, both through grants and their members’ volunteer time.en-USgiving circlesmembershipcollective givingWorking Paper