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75.7MAmericans volunteered through an organization
That is 28.3% of Americans age 16 and older who formally volunteered between September 2022 and September 2023.
AmeriCorps, Volunteering and Civic Life in America, 2024 (2024)Reference Guide
Corporate Volunteering Statistics
A practical snapshot of the numbers behind employee volunteering, corporate giving and purpose-led participation in the United States.
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A Useful Starting Point
Numbers That Help Make the Case for Meaningful Work
Strong team experiences give people a reason to participate, not simply an item on the agenda. These figures give organizations and event planners a reliable way to frame that conversation, using the latest available reporting from national civic and philanthropy organizations.
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4.99BHours of formal service contributed
Formal volunteers collectively contributed an estimated 4.99 billion hours during the same 2022 to 2023 reporting period.
AmeriCorps, Volunteering and Civic Life in America, 2024 (2024)03
$167.2BEstimated economic value of formal volunteering
AmeriCorps estimated the value of those formal volunteer hours at more than $167.2 billion.
AmeriCorps, Volunteering and Civic Life in America, 2024 (2024)04
18%Of formal volunteers served online, fully or in part
AmeriCorps introduced this measure in 2023, a useful signal for teams building flexible ways to participate.
AmeriCorps, Volunteering and Civic Life in America, 2024 (2024)05
6.5MVolunteer hours from 50 leading civic-minded companies
The 2025 Civic 50 honorees mobilized more than 460,000 employees to serve their communities.
Points of Light, The Civic 50, 2025 (2025)06
$44.40BCorporate charitable giving in the United States
Corporate giving reached a record level in 2024, up 9.1% in current dollars from the previous year.
Giving USA 2025, reporting on 2024 giving (2025)Put the Numbers to Work
Participation Starts With a Reason People Can See
A purpose-led event is more than an act of goodwill. It gives people a shared job, a visible outcome and a story they can carry back to their organization. The best programs make it clear who benefits, why the effort matters and how every person in the room can take part.
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Each figure on this page is drawn from the named source and its stated reporting period. This page is updated when a primary source releases materially newer data, while its section links remain stable for readers who cite a specific figure.
- AmeriCorps, Volunteering and Civic Life in America, 2024
- Points of Light, The Civic 50, 2025
- Giving USA 2025, reporting on charitable giving in 2024
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Foster+Fathom (2026). Corporate Volunteering Statistics: 2026 Benchmarks. Accessed September 22, 2026. https://foster-fathom.com/corporate-volunteering-statistics