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 The Obamas donated $64,066 to 34 charities last year, down nearly
9.4 percent from their donations of $70,712 in 2014 to 33 charities.
For both years, the couple donated slightly less than 15 percent of
their income to charity. On average, Americans donate about 3
percent of their income to charity, according to the Chronicle of
Philanthropy.
The Obamas earned $436,065 in 2015, down nearly 8.7 percent from
$477,383 in 2014, continuing a downward trend as sales of the
president's books slowed.
As president, Obama is entitled to a $400,000 annual salary. Most of
the rest of the couple's income came from the book sales.
Their top charity donation of $9,066 went to Fisher House
Foundation, which provides housing for military families near
military hospitals. The couple gave the organization $22,012 in
2014.
The couple also gave $5,000 to the Beau Biden Foundation, an
organization that honors the life of Vice President Joe Biden's son,
who died of brain cancer last year.
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The Obamas paid $81,472 in total tax, with an effective federal
income tax rate of 18.7 percent.
Biden and his wife Jill, a community college professor, reported a
combined income of $392,233, up from $388,844 in 2014.
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