Quiz on Philanthropy

_____1. In 1998,

a. 25%
b. 55%
c. 70 %
of American households made a charitable contribution.

_____ 2. Controlling for differences in income and wealth, those aged

a. 25-40
b. 40- 55
c. 65 and over
are approximately 25 percent more likely to make a charitable contribution, and when they do give, they give $500-$600 more per year on average.

_____ 3. a. Single women who have never married

b. Widows and divorced women
c. Single men
are more likely to give.

_____ 4. After accounting for differences in income, wealth, and education

a. Hispanics
b. African Americans
c. whites
are more likely to give.

_____ 5. Internet sites now

a. provide information about charitable organizations
b. help match donors with causes
c. provide a convenient way to make contributions.

_____ 6. Recent proposals to extend the deductibility of donations to those who do not itemize on their income tax returns, and to simplify other aspects of the tax code, will likely result in

a. further increases in giving
b. less giving
c. no changes in giving.

_____ 7. In 1998, citizens gave an estimated 20

a. million
b. billion
c. trillion
hours volunteering for charitable organizations.

_____ 8. Among families with incomes under $10,000, almost

a. one-quarter
b. one-third
c. half
made a donation.

_____ 9. Giving is significantly higher among households with

a. less than a high school diploma
b. a high school diploma
c. a college degree.

____10. American women control more than

a. 51 percent
b. 60 percent
c. 65 percent
of the personal wealth in the United States and own a third of all privately
held businesses.

_____11. When donating money, women least prefer

a. publicity
b. only receiving personal gratification
c. knowing they are having an impact
as the motivation for giving.

_____12. a. Education

b. Religion
c. Medical research
is by far the single largest receiver of contributions.

_____13. A sizable share of giving to education goes to

a. early childhood education
b. higher education
c. at-risk programs.

_____14. Top income earners focusing more on

a. higher education
b. medical research
c. environmental issues
and lower earners focus more on religious giving.;.'

_____15. Individuals give

a. more
b. less
c. the same
when they can take a tax deduction for their giving.

_____16. The aging of the baby boomers and the high levels of accumulated wealth among this group may yield

a. greater
b. less
c. the same
amount of giving to philanthropic organizations in the coming years.

_____17. In "venture philanthropy," business techniques of

a. monitoring the success of funded projects
b. monitoring the investment of capital
c. providing organizational assistance
can help foundations make more effective use of their own endowments.

_____18. Adults who did volunteer work during their youth are more than

a. 10 percent
b. 20 percent
c. 30 percent
more likely to make a charitable donation than those who did not.

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