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US nonprofits raised $2.5 billion on Giving Tuesday in 2020

  • Written by Abhishek Bhati, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Bowling Green State University
imageQuarterback Patrick Mahomes gave $5,000 to the Dick's Sporting Goods Sports Matter program on Giving on Tuesday in 2018.Colin Braley/AP Images for DICK'S Sporting GoodsimageCC BY-SA

Some 35 million Americans gave a total of US$2.5 billon on Giving Tuesday to causes of all kinds, including $808 million in donations made online.

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