The bar chart illustrates the amount of money donated by a company to six different types of charities between 2012 and 2014, measured in thousands of dollars.
Overall, social welfare received the highest level of donations throughout the three-year period, while arts consistently attracted the least funding. Most categories experienced an increase in donations by 2014.
In 2012, social welfare received the largest donation, at approximately 23 thousand dollars. Education and the environment each received around 7 thousand dollars, while health was allocated about 6 thousand dollars. Donations to wildlife and the arts were both below 5 thousand dollars.
In 2013, donations to social welfare increased further and remained the highest among all categories. Health received the second-largest amount, at approximately 6 thousand dollars, whereas donations to the environment fell slightly to around 5 thousand dollars. The remaining categories also experienced small declines compared with the previous year.
By 2014, donations to social welfare had risen again to approximately 24 thousand dollars. Funding for all other categories also increased, although the arts continued to receive the smallest amount of financial support.