Here Are The Most Generous, Giving Towns In Missouri
By Stephanie Butler|Published March 25, 2016
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It’s not necessarily the amount of money that makes a town generous, but rather the percentage of the resident’s income that is donated to charities. Philanthropy.com studied the nation’s giving, then broke it down into municipal areas. According to the site, Missouri’s residents donated a total of $3,163,674,000 in 2012, which was 3.38% of the population’s total income. Most interestingly, those in lower income levels had a higher giving percentage. Residents making under $25,000 per year gave an impressive 8.94% of their income to charity. Let’s see how the cities stacked up.
The city of St. Louis may not be the most generous by percentage, but with total charitable contributions of almost $2 billion in 2012, it's still pretty impressive. Residents gave 3.10% of their income to charity.
Springfield has a lot to be proud of with total contributions equaling $223 million. Residents gave an impressive 4.34% of their total income to charities.
Missouri’s most generous town is Joplin, who gave a whopping 4.73% to charitable organizations. Total contributions equaled $77 million. Great job Joplin!
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