For more than a dozen years, Benefactor Group has teamed up with Columbus-based illustrator and designer Adam Brouillette to bring our annual Giving USA Infographic to life.
Each year, the Benefactor Group team dives into the data—interpreting trends, surfacing insights, and making sense of the big picture in philanthropy. Then Adam steps in to translate those ideas into vibrant, engaging visuals that make the findings more accessible for fundraisers, nonprofit leaders, and donors.
This collaboration has become one of our favorite annual traditions: pairing data with design to help tell the story of giving in America.
Adam’s path to this work started in the arts world, where he spent over two decades deeply involved with nonprofit organizations. “I think being an artist and working with arts organizations was really the start,” he says. “Doing that really teaches you the value of all nonprofit and philanthropic work.”
Though the infographic process can be complex, Adam finds joy in making the information clear and compelling.
I love the complexity of taking such an interesting subject (and perhaps boring to someone not familiar with the data) and making it digestible and understandable to anyone. Even after a dozen years of helping, the information still seems fascinating to me and telling of how the world is working.”
We’re grateful for Adam’s continued partnership—and for the way his creativity helps us communicate trends in giving with clarity, heart, and visual flair.
Click below to read Adam’s Why I Serve.
Then explore this year’s Giving USA infographic to see Adam’s latest work in action.
