The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Katrina Donations Raise Concern About IRA Gifts

A law that prompted an estimated $11-billion in charitable giving in the months following Hurricane Katrina cost the U.S. Treasury more than $3-billion in tax revenue — far more than originally predicted. That drain on government coffers has some nonprofit officials worried that Congress might be unwilling to back a generous plan...

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