Question

I’ve been gifted and blessed with certain skills that have allowed me to create wealth that I don’t necessarily deserve. And I assume that I was gifted with these skills, and the resources they created, because I’m supposed to do something positive with them. So, today, I donate 50 percent of my finances, and, probably more importantly, 50 percent of my time. I’ve been doing that since the early 90s, so for the last 15 years or so.

–“Interview with David Weekley,”
Philanthropy Magazine

Read the excerpt from an interview with David Weekley. What is the author’s reason for donating?

to help others
to learn from others
to get a tax deduction
to gain pleasure

Answer 1

to help others

He says he was “gifted” with skills and resources so he’s “supposed to do something positive with them,” which explains why he donates time and money.