The Effect on Non-Profits 10 cityfile 09/19/08 03:03PM Filed to: Charitable giving Charitable giving Finance lehman brothers Merrill Lynch Cityfile Lehman Brothers gave $39 million to charity last year; Merrill Lynch handed out $43.7 million in 2007. So it's not surprising that charities in the city are now wondering how they're going to make ends meet. [Forbes]