Philanthropists break records

By Paul Jump, Third Sector Online, 17 January 2008

American's richest philanthropists are giving away more money than ever during their lifetimes, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy's latest list of top donors.

The country’s top 50 donors gave a total of $7.3bn to charity last year, compared with $6.6bn in 2006. It is the first time during the seven years the list has been compiled that all five of the biggest donors were still alive. Twenty donors made gifts of $100m or...

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