Charitable giving rose 5% last year to a record $358 billion–topping 2007, just before the Recession, but on further analysis, the trend only reflects growing income inequality:

https://philanthropy.com/interactives/giving-usa-2015?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en

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