According to a report by Grand Valley State University’s Johnson Center for Philanthropy, donors in Kent County gave an estimated $624.7 million to philanthropic and charity groups in 2011. More than half (57.5 percent) of the money came from individuals, foundations gave 29.5 percent, corporations gave 7.2 percent, and bequests made up 5.8 percent. Donors gave almost $10 million more in 2011 than in 2010. The increase from 2010 to 2011 was not as high as the nearly $50 million increase from 2009 to 2010, though.