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US giving reached a near-record $450 billion in 2019 as the role of foundations kept up gradual growth

  • Written by Anna Pruitt, Researcher and Managing Editor, Giving USA, IUPUI
imageThe Ford Foundation, under Darren Walker's leadership, is joining with other foundations to give more money away. Gonzalo Marroquin/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images

As one of the lead researchers of the Giving USA report, I study how U.S. philanthropy changes each year in response to the economy and other factors.

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