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• Appletree Institute for Education Innovation Chosen for Greater Washington Catalogue for Philanthropy: 2007-08

To: CITY EDITORS Contact: Jack McCarthy, Managing Director of AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation, +1-202-488-3990, jmccarthy@appletreeinstitute.org

• U.S. Newswire
• November 06, 2007

• Communities In Schools of the Nation's Capital Chosen for 2008-09 Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington.

WASHINGTON -- Communities In Schools of the Nation's Capital (CISNCAP) is proud to announce they have been selected to be featured in the 2008-09 Cata...

• Business Wire
• December 17, 2008

• The Center for Adoption Support and Education Named 'One of the Best Small Charities' by Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington

To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Michelle Lovejoy of The Center for Adoption Support and Education, +1-301-476-8525, lovejoy@adoptionsupport.org

• U.S. Newswire
• October 07, 2008

• State Scores Low in Generosity Listing; It's 46th in Gap Between Donations, Income

Wisconsinites are among the most tightfisted charitable givers in the country, according to a new national report. I'd prefer to say that you have a greater opportunity to increase your giving rather than say that you're cheap," said George McCully, president of the Catalogue for Philanthropy, which has compiled a state-by-state "generosity index" each year for the past decade.

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• December 05, 2005

• Oklahoma Ranks Third On Philanthropy List

Oklahoma ranks third on The Catalogue for Philanthropy's 2004 Generosity Index, a national ranking of the states that give most generously to charitable organizations - despite the fact that Oklahoma is one of the states with the least to give. Clearly, something is going on in Oklahoma where the folks in Oklahoma recognize the importance of giving, said Marty Cohn, spokesman for The Catalogue for Philanthropy, published each year by the Harmon Family Foundation in Washington, D.C. The Catalogue for Philanthropy works with the Internal Revenue Service to collect the information for its Generosity Index.

• The Journal Record
• November 11, 2004

• On the Generosity Index, Conservatives Top Liberals

BY CHARLES W. DUNN Are liberals more generous than conservatives? Are Kerry voters more generous than Bush voters? Not according to the 2004 Generosity Index published by the Catalogue for Philanthropy, available at www.catalogueforphilanthropy.org. (The annual publication highlights small charities in Massachusetts. It also completed the index based on IRS data.)

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• November 26, 2005

• W.Va. Rich Rate Low in Giving to Charity

BOSTON - Wyoming's wealthiest residents gave the most money to charity in 2005, while the richest people in Rhode Island gave the least, according to an annual study on charitable giving. The 11th annual study by the Catalogue of Philanthropy for the first time this year measures only the philanthropic generosity of those with incomes above $200,000, based on 2005 federal tax data, the latest year for which it is available.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• November 30, 2007

• W.Va.'S Wealthiest Rank Near Bottom in Charitable Giving

BOSTON - Wyoming's wealthiest residents gave the most money to charity in 2005, while the richest people in Rhode Island gave the least, according to an annual study on charitable giving. The 11th annual study by the Catalogue of Philanthropy for the first time this year measures only the philanthropic generosity of those with incomes above $200,000, based on 2005 federal tax data, the latest year for which it is available.

• Charleston Gazette
• November 28, 2007

• Giving Declines As State Incomes Fall

Generosity Index ranks New Mexico 23rd among states charitable giving New Mexico has slipped in national rankings for charitable giving, according to the Boston and Washington, D.C.-based Catalogue for Philanthropy. Since 2002 the state dropped from 19th to 23rd place.

• The Santa Fe New Mexican
• March 28, 2005

• N. England States Make Most, Give Least

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut ranks first when it comes to making money -- but joins New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island at the bottom of an annual index of charitable giving. The Catalogue for Philanthropy's 2004 Generosity Index showed Mississippi, for the eighth straight year, as the nation's most giving state. It was followed by Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee. Rounding out spots seven through 10 were South Dakota, Utah, South Carolina and Idaho.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• November 10, 2004