This comprehensive overview of corporate giving is based on information provided by 289 medium-sized and large U.S. corporations in both manufacturing and service industries. It includes trends and key 1996 data on financial performance, foundation assets, corporate direct giving and foundation programs, administrative costs of the contributions function, cash and noncash giving, beneficiaries of corporate support, matching gifts, overseas contributions, and non-contributions corporate assistance expenditures. (Publishers annoucement)