October 29, 2009
Donations to Largest U.S. Charities Rose 1% in 2008
Donations to the 400 American charities that raise the most from private sources grew by 1 percent last year when adjusted for inflation, to $76.2-billion, according to a Chronicle survey. But that figure is expected to drop significantly in 2009.
The country's biggest and most sophisticated fund-raising operations were not as badly hit by the recession as smaller charities. Giving USA's annual survey, which tracks gifts to groups of all sizes, found that overall charitable
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