$93.2 billion given to religious organizations, $38.6 billion to education.

[NewsBoy]

$260 billion - Total charitable donations in 2005, up from $245 billion in 2004. About half of the increase was due to giving for one of three major natural disasters: tsunami in southern Asia, Gulf Coast hurricanes, and Pakistan’s earthquake.Where the money goes$93.2 billion - Amount of donations given to religious organizations, the top rec

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[uscitizen]

Without those disasters I expect that charitable donations would have been lots lower.