I currently give away appx. 10% of my net income (that is, income received after tax withholding etc.). I take a two-tiered approach: occasional giving throughout the quarter, and then “topping off” my donations at the end of the quarter so it equals roughly 10% of my net income.
For the last quarter (4/1 to 6/30 of 2022), my donations were as follows:
• 37% to GiveDirectly
• 37% to Health Foundation Nepal (earmarked for mental health)
• 7% to NAMI Massachussetts
• 7% to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
• 7% to St. Paul’s Parish (Cambridge, Mass.)
• 4% to St. Joseph’s Abbey (Spencer, Mass.)
These donations were in an amount totaling 10.02% of my net income from that period.
