What is your HHI and how much do you donate?
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Anonymous
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HHI: Just shy of $200k
This year: $6,000 of which $1300 went to our church, $1000 went to Heifer, $1000 went to Senior Services in our town, $500 went to our undergrad, $500 to Salvation Army, $100 to my law school, and the rest went out in $50-$100 increments to whatever runs/walks/whathaveyou that our friends asked us to support. |
Anonymous
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400
12K to church 5K to alma maters 5K total to various other worthy charities (ie, $1500 to House of Ruth in 2013) Non monetary donations of about $2000 |
Anonymous
| 300k, 3k to church |
Anonymous
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$350k
2-3 thousand. I know that is pathetic and hope to increase it once the kids are done with expensive daycare. |
Anonymous
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HHI - $625k
Donations - $0 Guilt - None |
Anonymous
Karma- none |
Anonymous
| About 3% of gross income |
Anonymous
| We make DCUM middle class HHI. We donate a few hundred every year. |
Anonymous
This is right around where I am. $900K of HHI.. $5K of donations to alma mater - as for the rest, we have made the decision to help the people directly around us when they need it rather than soaking it into a charity where we really cannot see the outcome. |
Anonymous
If you donate because you're worried about karma then you're not a "good person" either. |
Anonymous
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$130k
$0 donations except for street sense a few times a year and maybe $50 here and there for major disasters or for a friend who previously had cancer. Living in the city with 2 kids, we don't have a lot to go around, and to be honest, if we had more money I'd spend it on saving for the kids' education or actually taking a damn vacation or maybe even buying a car. I don't have guilt either. I vote democrat and I don't care if my taxes go up, but I believe the gov't should use what they take to help marginalized people. And as an atheist, I sure as hell won't donate to any church. I work at a nonprofit and am dubious how much good we do anyway... |
Anonymous
You're very foolish if you think this way. Giving expecting to receive something/anything in return is the absolute opposite of what anyone should be doing. You obviously don't understand karma and dharma. |
Anonymous
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Over the years I came to the realization that so many people give as a status symbol right along with buying their big house and their luxury vehicles. We've given up on the status charity giving and contribute to the lives of people we know.
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Anonymous
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HHI - $230k
Monetary donations - about $600 plus $200 or so in used household items. Would like to be more, but we spend a lot on medical care for SN so that's it for now. One of us works in a public service field and we feel like that is our additional in-kind giving. |
Anonymous
| 350K. About $1,500 annually to various fundraisers. |