International-affairs organizations are the only groups that have achieved significant increases in giving since the recession ended in 2009. Select a cause from the menu below to see how donations to various types of nonprofits have made out as charities seek to return to the levels of giving before the recession started in 2007.
Note: All dollar figures are adjusted for inflation.
Source: “Giving USA,” Indiana University Center on Philanthropy
Source: “Giving USA,” Indiana University Center on Philanthropy
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