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Charitable Giving Slides
Overall donations fall 2.3%, but some groups see big gainsBy Nicole Lewis
American individuals, corporations, and foundations contributed $212-billion to charity last year, or 2.3 percent less than in 2000 when inflation is taken into account, according to "Giving USA," an annual survey on the state of philanthropy. That marks the first time in seven years that contributions have dropped...