The two Democratic mayoral candidates with the lowest household incomes have higher rates of charitable giving than their wealthier rivals.
Michael Nutter and his wife, Lisa, donated about 1.4 percent of their income to charity over a three-year period. Their combined income averaged about $163,000.
Dwight Evans gave about 1.2 percent of his income to charity. His highest salary during the three-year period was $86,521.
Bob Brady and his wife, Debra, gave 0.8 percent of their household income to charity. Their combined income averaged more than $238,000.
And then there's multi-millionaire Tom Knox.He and wife Linda averaged about $6.2 million in income, but gave less than 0.7 percent to charity.
(Chaka Fattah provided a summary showing more than $13,000 in charitable donations over two years. But it's not possible to calculate his household's rate of charitable giving because his wife, NBC10 anchor Renee Chenault-Fattah, won't disclose her salary).
By the way, the national average for charitable giving in 2003 was 2.3 percent, according to the Urban Institute.
- Dave Boyer
He and wife Linda averaged about $6.2 million in income, but gave less than 0.7 percent to charity.
(Chaka Fattah provided a summary showing more than $13,000 in charitable donations over two years. But it's not possible to calculate his household's rate of charitable giving because his wife, NBC10 anchor Renee Chenault-Fattah, won't disclose her salary).
By the way, the national average for charitable giving in 2003 was 2.3 percent, according to the Urban Institute.
- Dave Boyer
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