There is a selection bias here: you only hear about the self-aggrandising donors. A lot of people want to donate for the sake of it, not for the reputational va

There is a selection bias here: you only hear about the self-aggrandising donors. A lot of people want to donate for the sake of it, not for the reputational value. They will be more likely to give to the boring every day things, and don't want their name attached anyway.