American Business Responses to Natural Disasters

RESILIENCE NUMBER OF DISASTERS BY TYPE 2004-2013 TORNADO (2) $2,677,810,430.00 WILDFIRE (2) TERRORISM (1) FLOOD (4) TSUNAMI (1) AMOUNT DONATED BY THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN RESPONSE TO MAJOR NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS SINCE 2004. DROUGHT (1) As part of its Disaster Assistance and Recovery program, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation tracks how the business community responds to disaster relief and recovery efforts. During times of need, businesses provide financial support to relief organizations, in-kind donations to communities in need, and their resources and expertise to solve problems. From 2004 – 2013, businesses donated more than $2.6 billion to the 26 major natural and man-made disasters. OIL SPILL (1) 40.33% OF ALL DONATIONS FROM 2004-2013 HURRICANE (7) EARTHQUAKE (7) GIVEN TO HURRICANE KATRINA/RITA RELIEF DOMESTIC VS. INTERNATIONAL GIVING 2004 - 2013 $1,080,000,0000 NUMBER OF DISASTERS TOTAL AMOUNT GIVEN 21.14% OF ALL DONATIONS FROM 2004-2013 DOMESTIC 13 $1,401,504,643 GIVEN TO INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI $3,770,000 $1,296,671,288 $2,155,000 $13,134,660 $57,599,695 $28,174,000 Hurricane $566,000,0000 Tornadoes Wildfire Flood Oil Spill Terrorism 5.29% OF ALL DONATIONS FROM 2004-2013 INTERNATIONAL 13 $1,276.305,787 GIVEN FOR Earthquake Flood $10,225,203 $644,423,923 $49,598,390 $6,058,271 $566,000,000 HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF 3 Drought Hurricane Tsunami OF ALL DONATIONS 0.01% FROM 2004-2013 GIVEN IN RELIEF FOR FLOODING IN PHILIPPINES TOTAL GIVING PER YEAR 2004-2013 $1200 $1000 1,933 $800 $600 $400 $200 TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPANIES DONATING TO DISASTER RELIEF 2004-2013 $0 2004 2005 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 YEAR DISASTERS RECEIVING MOST SUPPORT HURRICANE KATRINA/RITA(2005): 818 COMPANIES INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI (2004): 567 COMPANIES HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE (2010): 365 COMPANIES HURRICANE SANDY (2012): 329 COMPANIES OKLAHOMA TORNADOS (2013): 188 COMPANIES *All data presented as of May 30, 2013