LOCAL ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT | PHILANTHROPY BY ZIP CODE

D-FW giving trends show some surprises

By SHERYL JEAN
Staff Writer
sjean@dallasnews.com

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently published a report of giving by state, city and ZIP code based on the
latest available data from the Internal Revenue Service in 2008. It looked at people who itemized their
deductions and earned $50,000 or more that year. Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 5 among the 50 largest
metropolitan areas with $3.7 billion in giving. But the region was No. 9 based on 5.3 percent of household
discretionary income, which includes all forms of income minus taxes paid, housing costs and living expenses.

Most generous neighborhoods

The most generous ZIP codes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area (by percentage of discretionary income) cluster in the
southern sector, which historically contains some of the poorest neighborhoods. The Kiest Park area of Dallas Oak Cliff
neighborhood (ZIP 75376) gave the most: 22.8 percent.
0-2%

76205

2.1%-4%

4.1%-6%

75068

6.1%-8%

75070
More than 10%
75035

8.1%-10%

75069

75407

76210
N

76226

5 miles

75077

76247

76262

76071
76052

75007

76248

76051

76179

75082
75080

75248

75234
D/FW 75063
Airport

75048

75044
75081

75244

76092

75098

75287

75006

75019

76244

75094

75074
75075

75067

76177

75023
75093

75010

75028

75002

75025

75056

75057
75022

75013

75024

76078

6020

75034

75065

75230

75042

75243

75089

75040

75088
75042
75041
75231
75220
75225
75043
76054
76039
76137
75218
76021
75062
75206
Lowest: 75235 75205
76180
76135
76022
75214
75228
75061 75247
76040
75182
75150
76106
76053
0%
75246
76117
76155
75207
75060
76118
75223
76164 76111
75202 75210
75212
75149
75227
76114
76120
75208
75050
76102
76012
Highest:
75203 75215
76127
76103 76112
75376
75181
76107 76104
75126
22.8%
75051
76105
76010
75217
76013
75216
75233
76116
75180
75224
76109 76110
75236
76014
76119
76016
75237
75253
76132
76115
75241
75052
75232
75116
76018
76017
76133
75141
76060
76134
75249 75137
76001
75134
76002
76123
75137
76140
75159
75172
75054
75115
75104
75146
76063
76036
76028
75125
75154
76131

76182

76036

6044

76034

75261

Miles

COOKE

GRAYSON

Wealthiest ZIP codes

75229

75039
75038

Miles

COOKE

Greatest total contribution

GRAYSON

WISE

WISE

By total dollars, Dallas Preston Hollow neighborhood (ZIP

Some of D-FWs wealthiest ZIP codes gave below the
76065
75225) gave the most donations: about $165 million. Top
areas average of 5.3 percent of their discretionary income.
76058
75152
contributions by ZIP code:
Discretionary
income of the wealthiest ZIP codes:
76084
76009
Percentage of
discretionary
income given
in parentheses.

76033

COLLIN CO.

76059

COLLIN CO.

75093
$134,345
(4.3%)

76031

76092
$220,312
(4.2%)

75034
$76.6 million

75167

DENTON CO.

75367
$143,728
(5.5%)

75230
$229,425
(4.8%)

TARRANT CO.
D/FW
Airport

76034
$170,901
(4.4%)
N
5 miles

75201
$303,970
(9.7%)

76092
$68.8 million
DENTON CO.

75093
$72.9 million
75230
$68.8 million

TARRANT CO.

75225
$378,761
(6.8%)

75209
$190,510
(4.7%)

75205
$409,050
(6.4%)

75070
$59.2 million

75165

76064

76248
76651

$65.4 million
76102
$87.1 million

75266
$167,077
(0.2%)
DALLAS CO.

D/FW
Airport

75205
$130.2 million

75225
$165 million

75201
$86.2 million
DALLAS CO.

SOURCE: The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The bottom line

I expect donations to local
Our gifts have increased over 20
JOHNSON
nonprofits
to increase this year as the ELLISpercent in fiscal year 2012 fromJOHNSON
fiscal
economy continues to improve. We
year 2011. Plus Dallas-Fort Worth
are seeing more volunteer and civic
residents last week gave $14.4 million
involvement by the under 40 group,
online to more than 900 local
and that is translating
nonprofits on North
into more charitable
Texas Giving Day, up
giving. They are an
35 percent from
undertapped
2011. Its the single
resource for
biggest day of
nonprofit
community giving
agencies.
in the country.

North Texans may give more

ELLIS
money to charity as
their
personal situations improve
along with the economy. Expect
to see more money go toward
community needs,
such as education
and health
care.

Mary M. Jalonick, president,

The Dallas Foundation

Sheryl Jean, staff writer,

The Dallas Morning News

Brent Christopher, president,

Communities Foundation of Texas