August 9, 2007
31% of the Money Americans Donate to Charities Goes to Benefit Poor People
Less than one-third of the money that individuals give to charity goes to causes that serve the needs of poor people, and wealthy people give a smaller share for this purpose than do other Americans, according to a study released this week.
The study, conducted by the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy and financed by Google, found that contributions to charities meeting basic human needs, such as food and shelter, totaled $19-billion, or just under 8 percent of all donations
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