Some of the most pointed concern donations made to the Clinton Foundation, the family's philanthropic arm, by a group of Canadian businessmen at the same time as they struck politically sensitive deals to snap up uranium assets worldwide, including a fifth of America's uranium reserves.
But union leaders say most donations are made by the department's member unions, not the umbrella group.
Congress has created a significant, temporary, tax break: Cash donations made to most public charities from Aug. 28 through Dec. 31 can be used to offset up to 100% of your 2005 adjusted gross income, up from the normal 50% limit.
The mayor's political independence — unlike most politicians, he takes no campaign donations — made him "perfectly situated to impose pension reforms, but he chose to not really even try," Mr. Siegel said.
For the most part, you can only claim donations made through rewards points if you either paid for the points yourself or got a cash value for the points and donated that money to charity.
The donation, made through the Canadian International Development Agency to WHO and UNICEF, becomes the most recent contribution made in fulfilment of the G8's pledge to support polio eradication.
While most donations today will be online, don't limit yourself to making cash donations.
Most donation decisions must be made by families of people who die unexpectedly, and most families in those situations decline to donate their relatives' organs.
Most donations are for specific purposes.
Mr. Rosenberg found, based on analysis of Internal Revenue Service data, that most people make donations according to a percentage of their income, often on the advice of their accountants.
