2020 was a record year for charitable donations.
Fidelity Charitable, the nation's largest grantmaker, saw donations surge 24% from 2019 to $9.1 billion, the largest total on record.
The charity reported that donations to charities that address food insecurity rocketed up 12,000% with Feeding America, Meals On Wheels and World Central Kitchen becoming among Fidelity Charitable's top 20 most popular charities for the first time.
