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Charitable giving rose in 2020, with civil rights and environmental groups benefiting.



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Daily Business BriefingJune 15, 2021Updated June 15, 2021, 12:36 p.m. ETJune 15, 2021, 12:36 p.m. ETIndividuals increased giving by 2.2 percent in 2020, helped by a rise in personal income as the government sent stimulus checks to Americans.Credit…Chris Pizzello/Invision, via Associated PressCharitable giving in the United States rose in 2020, fueled in part by a rising stock market and government stimulus checks, with organizations focused on civil rights and the environment seeing big increases in donations, according to a report released Tuesday.Total charitable donations rose 5 percent to $471.4 billion, a record level, according to the annual Giving USA Foundation report. It helped, the report said, …

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