Gains in the stock market over the past year powered a strong increase in charitable giving to colleges. This according to a survey by the Council for Aid to Education.
From The Chronicle of Higher Education:
Charitable giving to American colleges and universities has reached a historic high for the second straight year, according to a survey released on Wednesday by the Council for Aid to Education.
Colleges raised $37.45-billion in 2014, the highest amount recorded since the survey started, in 1957. That is a 10.8-percent increase in giving since last year—the largest gain since 2000.
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