Ebb and flow of charitable gifts

Ebb and flow of charitable gifts: "Ebb and flow of charitable gifts

By Bill Tolbert
The Virginia Gazette

Published July 30, 2005

WILLIAMSBURG -- A curious figure showed up in the 2004 annual report that Colonial Williamsburg released this month.

The number of donors grew from 102,269 in 2003 to 103,238, up 969 donors. Yet there were 28,000 new donors to Colonial Williamsburg. That suggests that 27,000 donors dropped out in just one year. "