Growth in charitable giving slowed in 2015, national study finds

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Charitable donations grew for the fourth year in a row in 2015, although at a slower rate than in previous years, according to a report released Tuesday. Giving grew 1.6 percent last year, compared with 2.1 percent in 2014 and 4.9 percent in 2013, according to a report by the fundraising software company Blackbaud, which was reported in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The slowdown may reflect some stabilization after big gains that followed the Great Recession, according to the report. Medium-size nonprofits, those that raised $1 million to $10 million, saw a decrease in giving, while small and large nonprofits saw increases. Giving to midsize groups dropped 0.7 percent.