Some Americans Boosted Charitable Giving In Recession; The Rich Did Not

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/10/06/354104760/some-americans-boosted-charitable-giving-in-recession-the-rich-did-not?ft=3&f=1001


Bill Chappell
Oct. 6, 2014

As times got tough in the recent recession, the less well-off of America's citizens became more generous when giving to charity. But at the same time, wealthy Americans cut the proportion of their incomes they donated, according to a new study that analyzed data from tax returns.

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