Original sentence: Colorado ranks thirty-eighth in the country in the percent of income donated to charity, 3.4 percent, as opposed to the US average of 3.6 percent.First, there has been a sudden and rapid escalation of demand; second, cuts in state funding; and third, a deteriorating economy has depleted county resources.Southwest Colorado gives the highest percentage, slightly more then 4 percent, topping the national average.The majority of giving, 82 percent, comes from individual donors.The recession that began in late 2007 has affected philanthropy in three ways
Edited sentence: (Generous Colorado: Colorado Nonprofit Association).(The State of Giving) The majority of this giving, in Colorado and nationwide, comes from individual donors, approximately $229.28 billion of the $307.55 billion in 2009 in the entire country.(The State of Giving: Colorado Nonprofit Association) According to a 2008 study, the most commonly reported reasons for homelessness in Denver are loss of a job (28 percent), housing costs (23 percent), and the breakup of a family (20 percent).(the State of Giving).Colorado ranks fifth in the nation in average adjusted gross income.Interestingly, the Southwest Colorado region gives the highest percentage, slightly more then 4 percent, topping even the national average.One, there has been a sudden and rapid escalation of demand; two, we have profound and historic cuts in state funding that have seriously eroded services; and three, a deteriorating economy has depleted county resources to cope.That is 82 percent of the funding to charitable organizations, much of it from people like you and me, because “regular” people give more as a percentage of income than the Jews do and most gifts come from households of modest means.The recession that began in late 2007 is now recognized as one of the worst economic downturns in decades.These forces are only now showing some signs of slowing, and some areas of the country are much harder hit then others.This has created a profound cumulative effect in three specific directions.Unfortunately, Colorado ranks thirty-eighth in the country in the percent of income donated to charity, 3.4 percent, as opposed to 3.6 percent for the average American.We have an enviable quality of life and a high standard of living