Top-Heavy Philanthropy in an Age of Extreme Inequality

November 17, 2016

Charitable donations in the United States have surged in recent years, but these unprecedented levels of giving may mask a troubling trend: charities are increasingly relying on larger and larger donations from smaller numbers of high; income, high; wealth donors, while receiving shrinking amounts of revenue from the vast population of donors at lower and middle-income levels.

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The Resource Foundation (TRF) believes that every man, woman and child, regardless of their circumstances, has the potential to lead the life they imagine. TRF is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that partners with corporations, foundations and individuals, and our network of more than 270 local nonprofit partners in Latin America and the Caribbean, to empower disadvantaged communities with the skills, knowledge and opportunities they need to improve their lives.

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The Resource Foundation (TRF) believes that every man, woman and child, regardless of their circumstances, has the potential to lead the life they imagine. TRF is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that partners with corporations, foundations and individuals, and our network of more than 270 local nonprofit partners in Latin America and the Caribbean, to empower disadvantaged communities with the skills, knowledge and opportunities they need to improve their lives.

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