By Mark Schwanhausser
Mercury News
Affluent Californians are less generous when making charitable donations than their counterparts in 20 other states, contributing by one measure at less than half the rate as well-off residents in Utah, according to a study released Monday.
But that's not to say Californians are a bunch of tightwads, several experts said, noting a variety of demographic and cultural factors that could make Californians rank lower on the charts.
``We know that when called upon, the giving is generous,'' said Patricia Gardner, executive director of Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits, citing the flood of donations after Hurricane Katrina and the Asia tsunami in 2004."
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