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Comparisons
of Charitable Giving
This November 2006 report "contributes to the understanding of
charitable giving in an international context by comparing levels of
individual giving within a number of different countries." Report covers
topics such as giving compared with national wealth level, and giving as
a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) for countries such as the
U.S., U.K., Canada, Turkey, Germany, and France. From the British
Charities Aid Foundation.
URL:
http://www.cafonline.org/Default.aspx?page=12183&WT.mc_id=89
LII Item:
http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24961
Philanthropy
Statistics
Recent statistics on charitable giving in the U.S. Topics include
percentage of households that give, average amount of contributions,
types of giving (such as arts, education, health, and social services),
types of corporate donations, number of charitable organizations in the
U.S., number of religious congregations, volunteering activities, and
related data. From the National Philanthropic Trust.
URL:
http://www.nptrust.org/philanthropy/philanthropy_stats.asp
LII Item:
http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24963
Recent Tax Law
Changes May Affect People Giving to Charity: IRS Offers Tips for
Year-End Donations
This fact sheet discusses changes from summer 2006 legislation that
"offers older owners of individual retirement accounts [IRAs] a new way
to give to charity. It also includes rules designed to provide both
taxpayers and the government greater certainty in determining what may
be deducted as a charitable contribution." Topics include a new tax
break for IRA owners and rules for deducting clothing and household
items and monetary donations. From the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
URL:
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=164997,00.html
LII Item:
http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24960
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