LARGEST GIVERS TO U.S. BENEFICIARIES BY INDUSTRY, 2008
Rank Industry Number of companies Total U.S. contributions
1 Pharmaceuticals 10 $2,457,550,359
2 Banks 14 589,779,685
3 Printing, publishing, and media 4 485,385,723
4 Retail and wholesale trade 5 472,564,729
5 Food, beverage and tobacco 11 465,074,984
6 Computers and technology 10 368,470,134
7 Petroleum, gas and mining 3 341,330,813
8 Insurance 19 297,287,359
9 Telecommunications 3 236,204,202
10 Utilities 23 197,599,917
11 Other manufacturing (1) 10 159,343,526
12 Chemicals 7 138,088,094
13 Precision instruments 9 129,449,985
14 Other services 8 111,066,483
15 Healthcare 4 101,388,476
16 Transportation 7 101,307,170
17 Aerospace and defense 5 88,573,298
18 Industrial machinery and construction 3 59,484,206
19 Finance 7 51,564,867
20 Paper and allied products 3 23,783,458
  Total 165 $6,875,297,468

(1) Includes aerospace and defense, electrical equipment and appliances, paper and allied products and other diversified manufacturing.

Source: The Conference Board.