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Washington, DC charities contribute to the economy

Charitable nonprofits in the Washington, D.C. area contribute $9.6 billion annually toward the economy in taxes and wages, according to a report released earlier this month. The sector also employed 218,000 people in metropolitan Washington D.C., home to 4,082 local and 3,532 national and international nonprofit organizations. Beyond Charity: Recognizing Return on Investment, released Nov. 26 by the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington and funded by the World Bank Group’s Community Outreach Program, reports on the direct contributions local nonprofits made to the people they serve and the economy of the nation’s capital. “When you call a business and you say, ‘Are… Read More