{"id":22941,"date":"2019-05-29T20:08:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T20:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=22941"},"modified":"2019-05-29T21:07:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T21:07:36","slug":"dallas-satish-gupta-gift-baylor-scott-white-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/dallas-satish-gupta-gift-baylor-scott-white-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian American Steel Baron Satish Gupta Donates $5M to Improve Heart Health Worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"
Indian Americans have gradually been redefining the desi<\/em> perception of charity, which is donating to temples or religious entities and giving alms to beggars.<\/strong> However, the available reports on overseas Indians\u2019 charitable giving do not speak highly of Indian Americans\u2019 giving habits. One of the highest-earning ethnic groups in the United States, the Indian American community donates about USD 1 billion a year, whereas they have the potential of giving back $3 billion a year.<\/p>\n The survey released at the Indiaspora Philanthropy Summit at Georgetown University in 2018 concludes that Indian Americans donate a max 1.5% of their annual income<\/strong>, which is almost one-third of the average American donation. Indian Americans prolifically volunteer their time for diverse causes, which is almost double the US national average of volunteering hours; but they are not among the leaders in charitable giving, according to the survey.<\/p>\n However, brushing aside the debate on Indian Americans\u2019 giving potential is their promising emergence into philanthropy in education and healthcare<\/strong>. In a recent instance of the increasing awareness about the social impact they could do with their more generous giving habits, an Indian American family has donated a whopping $5 million to fund research and education on heart health.<\/p>\n