Quiet, Passionate Givers

“We call teachers ‘the philanthropists next door,’” says Kristina Carlson, president of FundraisingINFO.com, an Internet-based fundraising company that helps nonprofit organizations raise money. “We have a database of philanthropists who have given from $5,000 into the millions, and one of the things we see consistently with educators is that they tend to make large gifts later in life or as parts of their estates. Many teachers live frugally but, over time, they accumulate significant money.”