Proof of Trump's charity giving elusive
By JEFF HORWITZ, Associated Press
Aug 2, 2015 8:45 AM CDT
FILE - In this July 25, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Trump, widely believed to the be the wealthiest American ever to run for president, is nowhere among the ranks of the country’s most generous citizens, according to an Associated Press...   (Associated Press)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is widely believed to be the wealthiest American ever to run for president. But Trump is not one of the nation's most generous citizens.

That's according to a review of his financial records by The Associated Press.

Trump says he's donated $102 million worth of cash and land over the past five years. One major land donation may get Trump a big tax deduction for running a golf driving range.

Meanwhile, billionaires like Michael Bloomberg, George Lucas and Warren Buffett give a lot more on an annual basis. And they've pledged to donate most of their wealth to charity during their lifetimes.

Trump also seems to have counted other people's donations to a charity bearing his name as contributions of his own.