Friday, August 27, 2004

Informed Giving: How to Help Clients Help Charities

Informed Giving: How to Help Clients Help Charities
September 2004 — One of our nation's major industries in the early 21st century is often ignored as a factor in the economy. It is the charity business. The more than 850,000 philanthropic organizations that solicit grants and donations, and which presumably exist to bestow beneficence as provided in their charters, constitute big business in its fundamental essence. A single number tells the story. In 2002 these organizations received $241 billion in public donations.

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