Wal-Mart increases charitable giving

I blogged last July, Wal-Mart is quite generous in donating to charities, donating $245 million in 2005.

Last year, Wal-Mart increased that, giving $272 million (free registration required for the Washington Post link) to charitable causes.

In 2005 (2006 rankings are not available), The Chronicle of Philanthropy ranked Wal-Mart the top corporate giver.

Don't look for this information on the full-time (union-funded) anti Wal-Mart sites such as Wake Up Wal-Mart and Wal-Mart Watch.

Hat tip to friend of the blog Marshall Manson of Edelman for the Post article.

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