Beginning of Great Recession, during which foundations endure enormous losses of assets. Some Southern foundations respond by increasing their giving to meet the needs of their communities.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history, causes extensive economic, health, and environmental damage to communiites along the Gulf Coast.

The Affordable Care Act is passed.

#BlackLivesMatter movement gains traction following the not-guilty verdict in Florida for George Zimmerman's shooting of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American high school student.

The Supreme Court strikes down portions of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder, which effectively results in laws and policies that make it harder for minorities to vote.

The growing shift to urbanization continues, with 75 percent of Southerners living in a metro county.

Reflecting the growing population in the South, the region now has 173 electoral votes, up from 144 in 1968.

Of the money that went to state and local groups, most of it went where the anti-immigrant threat was the lowest. In California, New York and Illinois, funding per immigrant totaled $6 over the three-year period while deportation levels were low. In the southeast, southwest and Florida, the deportation rate was five times higher, but funding was half as much per immigrant or less.

There are 764,300 farms in the South, down from 1.26 million farms in 1967.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed in 2017, corresponds to decreased charitable giving in 2018. When adjusted for inflation, total charitable giving declined 1.7%.