DATE: Monday, November 3, 1997              TAG: 9711010645

SECTION: BUSINESS                PAGE: D2   EDITION: FINAL 

SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS 

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SALVATION ARMY NO. 1 IN DONATIONS

Americans donated $25.9 billion last year to the 400 largest charities in the nation, according to a survey listing the Salvation Army as the biggest recipient for a fifth straight year.

The Salvation Army raised $1 billion in 1996, up from $741.7 million a year earlier, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported Monday in its annual survey. The list ranks organizations receiving the most private donations. Charities on the Philanthropy 400 list received about $1 out of every $6 donated to charity nationwide.

Donations to the Salvation Army far outpaced those to the American Red Cross, which ranked second with its collections of $479.9 million. The American Cancer Society came in third by raising $426.7 million.

Emory University vaulted 50 notches to place among the top 10 for the first time. It ranked fourth after raising $415.4 million, becoming the leading college fund-raiser.

Rounding out the top 10 charities were Catholic Charities, $386.5 million; Second Harvest, $351.4 million; YMCA of the USA, $340.3 million; Habitat for Humanity International, $334.7 million; Boys and Girls Clubs of America, $321.8 million; Stanford University, $312.9 million.

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