BAW: Black charitable giving on the rise, according to study

BAW: Black charitable giving on the rise, according to study: "Black charitable giving on the rise, according to study
Date: Friday, December 03, 2004
By: LAKIESHA McGHEE, BlackAmericaWeb.com

When North Carolina Central University � a historically black school � received
$1 million in November from a former faculty member who died last year, it added further clout to a recent study that says charitable giving is on the rise among blacks and other people of color.
Blacks and other minorities are becoming a growing source of philanthropy in the United States because contributions from these groups continue to grow along with their wealth and education levels, Eugene Miller told BlackAmericaWeb.com. Miller is co-director of the study �Pathways for Change: Philanthropy among African-American, Latinos and Asian Americans in the New York Metropolitan Region.� "