Philanthropy in America continued its record-setting pace in 2015 - increasing 4% from the year before and averaging more than a billion dollars a day - according to Giving USA™ 2016, the just-released annual study. Bequests, which tend to fluctuate from year to year based on very large gifts, were up 2%, the least of four giving categories. But study authors cited several factors that should help the climate for bequests and other planned gifts.
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Bequests Lead the Way as Giving Reaches New High
Giving in the U.S. hit a record high last year - $358 billion - and the news for planned giving was especially good, with bequests increasing more than any other category, according to the just-released Giving USA report.
Bequests Up, Says New Giving USA Report
Good news for planned giving: Bequests are up significantly, according to one of the most notable findings in the recently released Giving USA report. Giving by bequest increased 8.7 percent (7.2 percent adjusted for inflation) from 2012 to 2013—by far the largest percentage increase in any sector.
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