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US philanthropy is increasing. At least 10 of the top 50 US charitable donors of 2011 gave funds to support scientific research, according to the _Philanthropy 50_ report released on 6
February by _The Chronicle of Philanthropy_ in Washington DC. The top 50 donors gave a total of US$10.4 billion, up from $3.3 billion in 2010. The _Chronicle_ speculates that the increase is
due to some economic recovery and a perceived need for funds at universities. Donations included $70 million to the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, Washington, for
neuroscience and genomics research; $59.2 million to the Ellison Medical Foundation in Bethesda, Maryland, for biomedical research; and $25 million to Yale University in New Haven,
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