The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A Special Katrina-Inspired Tax Break Produced Mixed Results for Charities

By Holly Hall

Congress's efforts to prevent "donor fatigue" by passing special tax breaks after Hurricane Katrina yielded mixed results, fund raisers say.

Many charities — especially those that made aggressive efforts to let donors know about the new tax breaks — received gifts of $10,000 or more and some groups...

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