Even with the hysteria, about bad economy, recession, blah, blah, blah, charitable giving reached record heights last year, topping 300 billion.
Despite Economic Dip, Giving Rose in 2007 – washingtonpost.com
In overall U.S. charitable giving, religious congregations received the biggest windfall from donors, the Giving USA study found. Religious groups collected $102 billon, or one-third of all gifts, followed by nonprofit educational organizations, which collectively raised $43 billion.
But the share of overall donations going to religious groups has decreased steadily over time. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, religious congregations received nearly half of all gifts, according to Giving USA's historical data.
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