Jews Are Twice as Likely to Leave Bequests Than Non-Jews

THE CHRONICLE FOR PHILANTHROPY
By Alex Daniels

PHILANTHROPY---Twenty-three percent of American Jews have provided for charities in their wills, nearly twice as many as people who don’t follow that faith, according to a study released today. Jews were also more likely to have wills—74 percent of them do, compared with 60 percent of non-Jews. The findings echo those in a previous report also by Jumpstart and a consortium of private foundations, community funds, and Jewish federations. That report in Jumpstart’s Connected to Give series, released in August, studied overall giving behavior by Jewish donors, and found a strong correlation between involvement in Jewish life and increased support of all kinds of charities. [link]