Charitable Giving: By the Numbers

1. CHARITABLE GIVING: BY THE
NUMBERS
By Perry Mandera

2. CHARITABLE GIVING: BYTHE NUMBERS
A recent survey appeared to support the notion that religious
communities and individuals tend to give more to charity than their more
secular counterparts. According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy,
residents of states with the highest levels of religious participation gave a
greater percentage of their discretionary income to charities.

3. CHARITABLE GIVING: BYTHE NUMBERS
By region, the South showed the highest level of giving, while the six
states in New England came in at the bottom of the 50 states.
Residents of Utah gave the highest percentage of their discretionary
income to charity, some 10.6 percent. Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee,
and South Carolina followed.

4. CHARITABLE GIVING: BYTHE NUMBERS
The study noted, however, that when secular giving was included in the
mix, the findings were significantly different.When examining secular
giving only, NewYork jumps from number 18 to number 2, for example.
Pennsylvania shows an even more dramatic change, from 4th place to
40th.

5. CHARITABLE GIVING: BYTHE NUMBERS
Middle-income earners gave a higher percentage of their discretionary
dollars to charity than people in higher-income brackets. People earning
more than $100,000 gave 4.2 percent of their discretionary income to
charity, while those earning between $50,000 and $75,000 came in at 7.6
percent.

6. CHARITABLE GIVING: BYTHE NUMBERS
About Perry Mandera: As founder of Custom Cares Charities, Perry
Mandera lends his support to a number of charities, particularly those
dedicated to helping children and preventing cancer .