Survey Guide, Question 14: Contributions by Ethnicity

Respondents to this question must track giving by race and ethnicity AND be headquartered in the U.S. This question asks that you break down the total giving categorized as “Domestic to Domestic” (U.S. to U.S. giving, in this case) in Question 12 by the race and ethnicity of the end-recipient of the contribution. The organization to which the contribution is made does not need to have a racial or ethnic focus, so long as the contribution has focus.

Example: A grant is made to Columbia University to establish an African American Scholarship Fund. Columbia is not a minority organization; however, the end-recipients of the scholarship will be African American students. Therefore, the money for this grant should be categorized as “African American.”

Survey Instructions:

o Use the “All (Breakdown Not Available)” field to capture any giving that you are unable to categorize into the fields provided.

o Your answers in the direct cash, foundation cash, and non-cash columns on this question must exactly match the corresponding “Domestic to Domestic” (U.S. to U.S. giving, in this case) values in Question 12. Accordingly, you must answer Question 12 before answering this question. If the two sums do not match, the system will not save your answer and a red error message saying “Totals must match Totals from Question #12” will appear next to the “Save” and “Cancel” buttons (the column or columns with the discrepancy will also be highlighted in red).

o If your company does not track giving by ethnicity or if your company is headquartered outside of the U.S.:

§ Click “Answer Question.”

§ Do not put a checkmark next to “Does the company currently track contributions by Ethnicity?”

§ Press the “Save” button to bypass this question.

Racial and Ethnic Categories

The following categories are defined by the Office of Management and Budget and used by the U.S. Census Bureau (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/information_and_regulatory_affairs/re_app-a-update.pdf):

§ American Indian or Alaska Native. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.

§ Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

§ Black or African American. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

§ Hispanic or Latino. A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

§ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.