Donations received by 91 of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations grew by a median of 3.1 percent in the second quarter of this year, compared with the same period in 2009, a new Chronicle survey has found.

The quarterly survey, which examined cash contributions received in April, May, and June, found that while the charities reported an increase over 2009, median donations have actually declined by 1 percent since the first quarter of this year.

Still, the 3.1-percent growth represents progress since the worst part of the recession in the second quarter of last year, when cash donations plummeted by a median 18 percent.

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