Do Jews in America tend to give to Jewish causes before they give to secular ones?
Not exactly says a recent report on Mega Gifts by the Institute for Jewish and Community Research.
This research brings up an important question: If Jews don’t give to Jewish Causes first then who will?
Here’s what the study found…
“How many of the mega gifts of $10 million or more go to Jewish causes? And where do the rest go?
These issues were summarized in a recent report sponsored by The Institute for Jewish & Community Research: Mega-Gifts in Jewish Philanthropy: Giving Patterns 2001-2003.
This report analyzed more than 1,000 gifts of $1 million or more that totaled $7 billion of giving.For gifts of $1 million or more, 9% of the dollars went to Jewish causes. For gifts of $10 million or more, 5% went to Jewish causes. Jews give 16% of all mega gift dollars in America.”
From Tom Wilson at the Major Gifts Guru Blog
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