According to this story in the Sacramento Business Journal, Sacramento County residents are pretty generous donors, those in the city of Sacramento, less so.
An excerpt.
“There’s been a lengthy debate for years about how generous folks are on the West Coast and, more specifically, in the Sacramento region. Many say the Far West region’s residents would rather spend than donate, compared to the well-chronicled philanthropic efforts on the East Coast and the Midwest.
“Well, guess what? Pacific Coast residents — think California to Washington, along with a few states such as Arizona and Nevada — donated 7.25 percent of their discretionary income in 2004, the most recent information available, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy. That’s one-hundredth of a percentage point less than the Central region, the national leader. The Mountain and East Coast regions gave 6.97 percent and 6.9 percent, respectively.
“However, Sacramentans are a bit more tightfisted when it comes to philanthropy, donating 6.85 percent of their discretionary income in 2004, or $2,431.
“Sacramento County residents were the biggest donors, based on percentage, at 7.18 percent, followed by Yolo, Placer and El Dorado counties. Yolo County residents donated the most at $2,614.”
About
- David H. Lukenbill
- I am a California native, married, we have one daughter and live close to the American River with two cats and all the wild critters we can feed. I am a management consultant to nonprofit organizations and have an Associates of Arts degree in Administration of Justice from Sacramento City College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Public Administration degree, also from the University of San Francisco.