Charitable giving in US tops $400 billion for first time

Charitable giving in US tops $400 billion for first time

[unable to retrieve full-text content]NEW YORK (AP) — Fueled by a surging stock market and huge gifts from billionaires, charitable giving in the United States in 2017 topped the $400 billion mark for the first time, according to the latest comprehensive report on Americans’ giving patterns.
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