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Article: Charitable giving high in N.E. ; A new study suggests New Englanders aren't as stingy as previous research has indicated.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- November 16, 2005
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EDWARD D. MURPHY Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
11-16-2005
Charitable giving high in N.E. ; A new study suggests New Englanders aren't as stingy as previous research has indicated.
Individual New Englanders may not contribute a lot of money to charity, but a lot of New Englanders do give, a new study of giving suggests.
Previous studies of charitable giving have suggested that New Englanders give less than residents of other regions. The new report found that was true, based on the tax return data commonly used. This report said New Englanders who contribute to charity give, on average, $1,694 a year versus a national average of $1,894.
However, the study also found that more ...