U.S. Charitable Giving Jumped 13 Percent in 2013 to a Record, Report Says

Preliminary figures show that 2013 may have been the biggest year ever for charitable donations, according to a Dallas-based group that mines economic data to come up with its numbers. More Americans donated money for human needs and disaster relief services both here and abroad in 2013, making it the fastest growing category of generosity.

The Atlas of Giving said that charitable donations from the U.S. reached $416.5 billion.