NPR : Survey: Poorest U.S. States Give Most to Charity

NPR : Survey: Poorest U.S. States Give Most to Charity: "Survey: Poorest U.S. States Give Most to Charity

All Things Considered, January 1, 2005 � A survey by a group called The Catalogue for Philanthropy finds the poorest American states score the highest on their 'generosity index' for 2004 -- an annual scorecard ranking states by how much their residents give to charities in proportion to how much they have. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and George McCully, a trustee of the Ellis L. Phillips Foundation and project coordinator for The Catalogue for Philanthropy."