Giving grows but expected to slow, report says

Charitable giving in the U.S. totaled $29.56 billion in April, up 2.4 percent from March and 9.2 percent from April 2010, but is expected to begin slowing in June and continue fall through the end of the year, a new report says.

Giving overall in 2011 is expected to grow 4.3 percent, compared to 2010, although giving in the last three months of 2011 is projected to be less than in the same period in 2010, says the Philanthromax Atlas of Giving.