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Study: Jamaica Plain is More Charitable Than Rest of Massachusetts — But That Ain't Saying Much
JP residents give 4.1 percent of their income to charity. That's more than the average Bay Stater but below the 4.7 percent national average.
If you had to list the 50 states in terms of how much their residents give to charity, where do you think the six in New England would rank? Would the relatively progressive attitudes in the Northeast correspond with a charitable mindset? Doesn't look like it. In a recent analysis put out by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, New England states huddle at the rock bottom of the rankings, occupying numbers 45 to 50. Southerners give more than twice as much, while people in Utah give almost four times as much. According to The Chronicle's number, which were gleaned from tax returns, Bay Staters gave 2.8 percent of their discretionary income to charity, for a median contribution of $1,652. Jamaica Plain is more open-handed than the rest of the …
