Download or read book Philanthropy in Communities of Color written by Bradford Smith and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1999-03-22 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philanthropy is often associated with wealthy people giving large amounts of money to charitable organizations and indirectly to people they don't personally know. Ethnic philanthropy is almost totally different: it consists primarily of people sharing modest wealth with other people, most of whom the givers know well. Too often communities of color are portrayed as takers rather than givers -- this important study debunks that myth.