Galvanized by racial justice protests and the coronavirus pandemic, charitable giving in the United States reached a record $471 billion in 2020, a report found.

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    This is a story about two recent surveys. In one, conducted by the World Giving Index and published by the Charities Aid Foundation, Americans were found to be among the most charitable people in the world. So how ...

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The year-end holidays are when the interests of donors and charities are most in sync. However, after several disturbing news reports, I decided it was time to revisit how to give away money. With a bit of digging and diligence, you can make your generosity more effective and efficient.

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The House passed a package of tax breaks Thursday designed to boost charitable donations by seniors, private foundations and procrastinators.

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Walmart and the Walmart Foundation announced contributions over the last fiscal year totaled more than $7 million in cash and in-kind contributions to charitable organizations throughout Maryland.

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Wealthy donors are lavishing money on their favored charities, including universities, hospitals and arts institutions, while giving is flat to social service and church groups more dependent on financially squeezed middle-class donors, according to the latest comprehensive report on how Americans give away their money.

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State officials who monitor charities in the state say a law passed by the General Assembly earlier this year will make it easier for them to weed out fraudulent organizations.

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In 2001, we approached The Daily Record about increasing coverage of the nonprofit sector. Eleven years and 260 columns later, I find myself writing the final column. My tenure as the president of the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers (ABAG) comes to an end, and with it, the completion of my telling the great stories of philanthropy and stories about the role nonprofit organizations play in our community and our world. On Monday, I enthusiastically welcomed Celeste Amato to ABAG as its new president.

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Many Maryland businesses and law firms do much good work to help those in need throughout the year, especially during the holiday season. The Daily Record would like to recognize those efforts as we do every year at this time. ...

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Whether a hurricane or a superstorm, Sandy has left countless people seeking the basic necessities of shelter, clothing, food and water.

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