Sarah Ford | February 24, 2015

Giving Is Expected to Rise Nearly 5% This Year and Next, Study Predicts

Philanthropic giving is expected to increase 4.8 percent this year, and 4.9 percent in 2016, exceeding the average rate of growth in gifts since the recession, according to aÌý.

Gifts from individuals, corporations, estates, and foundations are all expected to increase, according to the Philanthropy Outlook, a set of projections made by researchers at Indiana University’sÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý, a philanthropy consulting firm.

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