charity gap between china and usa

The domestic media and scholars like to quote below a set of data: 13-year-old population of more than 50 percent of the average weekly volunteer service four hours and 75 percent of Americans contribute to charitable causes, each family an average of about more than 1,000 U.S. dollars. By volunteers of the total population and the proportion of the size of charitable donations, the United States is the world's unique charitable power.

China's charity cause is still in the initial stage. A study in 2002 showed that China's per capita contributions to only 0.92 yuan, a total of more than 10 million, was about one in the gross domestic product. And the United States compared with 2003 per capita contributions to the United States 828.7 U.S. dollars, accounting for GDP of 2.19 percent. China and the United States per capita charitable donations difference between a 73-fold. Despite different national conditions, China's share of contributions to the less worthy of our serious consideration.

In fact, charity is not the rich man's rights. China's donation of U.S. citizens with less than 75 percent, which we can see that we and the United States in the gap between the charitable cause, not just in business on the donation. This need to raise the self-construction of charitable organizations, charitable organizations to obtain the public trust under the premise can be.

Asian Development Bank representative office in China, chief economist Tang Min, China's existing charitable organizations by the master of public funds only to the total GDP of 0.1 percent, while the United States engaged in charitable, social welfare undertakings related to the number of work On the employment of the total population of 10 percent. Relatively speaking, the U.S. charitable fund-raising industry will be much easier, the United States in 1986 enacted the provisions of the Tax Code on public welfare institutions can be exempt from income tax.

U.S. charitable cause of the modern developed, the system also can not be separated from the building. U.S. charitable sector of its vitality, diversity, economic strength and growth rate and especially attractive. A charitable impact on the development of important factors is that the United States have a charitable sector development of a conducive legal environment. The rule of law, institutions and mechanisms for the three-in-one, is a step by step the United States charitable cause the system to mature environment protection.

First, the sound of estate duty and charitable fund management system in the United States to stimulate the development of the cause of charity. On the one hand, the U.S. estate tax, gift tax to a progressive high, when the estate more than 3 million U.S. dollars, the rate was as high as 55 percent, and estate beneficiaries must also pay inheritance tax, after the inheritance, so rich and the future generations To inheritance will encounter many obstacles. On the other hand, the establishment of the Foundation or donor money will be tax relief, the number of donated money in the income tax deduction in the corresponding number. For charitable contributions can not only reduce losses, but also to establish a public image and produce exemplary effect. In addition, the state also on the Foundation's tax-free operation of a large number of preferential tax cut, can make charitable foundations and other enterprises can not be the high rate of return. Most charitable organizations are not only their tax-free, that is, do not pay taxes, and such institutions received donations of donors, also enjoy the legal provisions of the tax deduction limit treatment. These specific tax treatment, including tax exemptions, tax exemptions and donations tax cut.

Secondly, the incentive and restrictive simultaneously and ensure the normal operation of charitable organizations. Charitable organizations, once established, will continue to collect donations, managers should ensure that the money can be raised to preserve and increase the value-added, the use of funds is an esoteric science. In addition to the many charitable organizations charitable donations and fund-raising publicity and money for charitable causes, will engage in two types of profit-making to ensure that the investment by maintaining and increasing the value of the fund-raising. U.S. monitoring of charitable organizations can be divided into four levels. The first level is the government's legislation and supervision. The second level is the professional assessment of civil institutions supervision. The third level is concerned about the media and the public charity oversight. The fourth level is the charitable organization of internal control.

And the evolution of the market economy in line with the development of the United States charity has long and tortuous history, and accumulated a lot of experience. All this in the contemporary development of China's charity cause is undoubtedly of important significance of the Enlightenment.

In 1994, China's first comprehensive charitable organization set up in Beijing China Charity Federation. Subsequently, the charitable organizations around the rapid development of China's nongovernmental organizations in a force to be reckoned with. At the same time, around the charity's policies and legal system building have gradually started. China's charity cause of the legal system are on the track. But generally, in particular the relative maturity of the market economy, China's charity cause of development is still in the initial stage. This concentrated expression in: charitable organizations and agencies of the scale, activities, and so there is a congenitally deficient; development of the cause of charity by the necessary legal system, social support, cultural background and economic foundation, and other relatively sound is not enough; charitable causes in access to resources, Jikun poverty, humanitarian care, and other aspects of the enormous advantages have not yet been fully brought into play.