How Much Does Brookhaven Give To Charity?

A wide-reaching new study from the Chronicle of Philanthropy that examined the amount of charitable giving in every zip code in the country found that people in zip code 30319 are very charitable.

In this zip code, more than $54 million was donated to charity with a median contribution of $3,568. Out of a median discretionary income of about $75,000, that's about five percent total donated to charity.

The Chronicle further breaks down the 30319 data by income brackets:

• Those making between $50,000 and $100,000 give eight and a half percent of their income at an average contribution of just over $2,000.
• Those making between $100,000 and $200,000 give about five percent of their income at an average contribution of about $3,600.
• Those making more than $200,000 give about five percent of their income as well at an average contribution of about $16,000.

With a charitable giving rank of 181, that puts 30319 in the top 200 for charitable zip codes - for the entire country.

The Chronicle's study, which uses data from 2008, found some other interesting patterns around the United States. Red states tended to have more charitable giving than blue states, the Southeast gave the most of all four regions studied and Georgia ranked eighth overall in giving.

Check out the Giving Map for more information on charitable giving around the country.