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Philanthropists and employers are allowed to donate as well.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025

Philanthropists, charitable organizations, and state or local governments can also add funds to these accounts, which don’t account toward the $5,000 cap, according to according to an Invest America fact sheet.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

Philanthropists are often moved to fix big problems with their riches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

How much: $1.5 million supporting Lee Who they are: Philanthropists.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Philanthropists and reformers are not much wiser than other people, in such circumstances, and it would not be fair to "report" them.

From Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time by Machar, Agnes Maule