Roughly 80% of Americans' giving, according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, is focused on local communities and churches.

印第安纳大学慈善中心指出，美国人80%的捐赠是给社区和教堂的。

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The Gates Foundation and the Boston College Center on Wealth and Philanthropy–directed by Paul G.

盖茨基金和波士顿学院财富与慈善中心，都是有Paul G。

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But the Center on Philanthropy also says research shows that giving does not shrink as much as the economy in a recession.

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The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University produces a yearly report called "Giving USA."

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"A lot depends on how clearly and indisputably the donor specified his or her intentions, " says Leslie Lenkowsky, a professor at Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy.

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"There have been some institutions created as a result of it, " said James Ferris, director of the University of Southern California's Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy.

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The idea that growing wealth offsets high tax prices fits with evidence from a biannual survey of charitable donors by Bank of America and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

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