Plan to Lower Charitable-Giving Deduction Loses Steam but Hangs On

Members of Congress have so far not mustered much enthusiasm for President Obama's proposal to limit tax breaks for charitable gifts to raise money to help revamp the country's health-care system. But the plan remains on the table­ — and the charitable world is still measuring how to respond.

Two organizations representing grant makers­­ — the Council on Foundations and the Alliance for Charitable Reform­ — have spoken out against the

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