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donation

[doh-ney-shuhn] / doʊˈneɪ ʃən /


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Walking down Sixth Avenue in New York recently, I was mesmerized by a Salvation Army dude with his red donation bucket dancing to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Answer: Prepare is a free site supported by donations, grants and licensing agreements.

From Los Angeles Times

Funded entirely by donations, it began to pay some staff, and a high-tech company loaned its central Tel Aviv office space.

From BBC

To get a bigger deduction, you have to itemize, which realistically means making donations totaling over $20,000.

From MarketWatch

“He wasn’t building an operation the way Hollywood typically does, making donations, hosting fundraisers,” said Ben Austin, a former aide to Reiner who worked in the White House during the Clinton administration.

From Los Angeles Times