Charity gifts and pledges from the top 50 US donors

Donations rose sharply to $25 billion in 2020, from $16 billion in 2019, as the economy reeled but the wealthiest Americans got richer. This total was higher in 2006, when Warren Buffett made large pledges to foundations.

Totals are rounded to the nearest billion and expressed in inflation-adjusted 2020 dollars.
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