Edition No. 87 · Thu 17 Sept 2026 · Story 43 of 56

America's 400 richest people have donated just 4% of their wealth to charity

Forbes

The Forbes 400 grew 21% richer but have given away just 4.4% of their wealth over their lifetimes.

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