Philanthropy in Communities of Color

Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies

by Bradford Smith, Sylvia Shue, Jennifer Lisa Vest

Philanthropy is often associated with wealthy people giving large amounts of money to charitable organizations and indirectly to people they don’t personally know. Ethnic philanthropy is almost totally it consists primarily of people sharing modest wealth with other people, most of whom the givers know well. Too often communities of color are portrayed as takers rather than givers—this important study debunks that myth.

Hardcover

First published March 1, 1999