The bar chart illustrates the amount of money donated by a company to six types of charities—social welfare, education, environment, health, wildlife, and arts—between 2012 and 2014.
Overall, social welfare received the highest amount of donations throughout the period, although its trends fluctuated. In contrast, contributions to arts and wildlife were consistently the lowest. Additionally, donations to health and environment showed steady increases, while education experienced a decline by the end of the period.
In 2012, social welfare was the leading category, receiving $20 million. This figure rose significantly to $25 million in 2013 before dropping back to $20 million in 2014. Similarly, health donations showed a steady upward trend, increasing from $10 million in 2012 to approximately $15 million in 2014. In contrast, education experienced a decline over the period. Starting at $10 million in 2012, donations fell slightly to around $8 million in 2013 and remained at this level in 2014. Contributions to the environment followed a similar trajectory to health, growing steadily from $10 million in 2012 to $15 million by 2014.
Wildlife and arts consistently received the lowest amounts of donations. Wildlife started at around $5 million in 2012 and saw a minor increase to $7 million by 2014. Similarly, arts remained stagnant at approximately $5 million throughout the three years. Despite being overshadowed by other categories, wildlife and arts experienced only marginal changes compared to the sharp fluctuations observed in social welfare and the steady rise of health and environmental charities.