The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A Record High

Donations by Americans reached $295-billion in 2006

American giving reached a record high last year — but contributions grew more slowly than many fund raisers expected in an economy marked by double-digit stock-market gains and groundbreaking contributions by many of the nation's wealthiest donors.

Donations totaled $295-billion last year —...

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