Philanthropic endeavors are a form of institutionalized collective action that enhances a community’s capacity to address community needs and interests. Despite studies investigating the complex relationships between local economies, social capital, and local philanthropy, much remains unknown concerning the interaction between diverse local economic structures, social capital, and local philanthropy. Therefore, we explore whether local economies and social capital affect a community’s capacity to mobilize collective resources for two distinct forms of local philanthropy: elite and social welfare-oriented. Using a quantitative analysis, we empirically examine these relationships using a dataset covering three specified years spanning 3,036 US counties. Findings suggest that the diversity of local economic structures play a moderating role in facilitating the effect of social capital on local philanthropic activities aimed at satisfying local community demands and interests. The results illustrate important policy implications concerning the diversification of economic resources for local policymakers and community leaders.

慈善事业是一种制度化的集体行动形式，可增强社区满足社区需求和利益的能力。尽管研究调查了当地经济、社会资本和当地慈善事业之间的复杂关系，但关于不同的当地经济结构、社会资本和当地慈善事业之间的相互作用，仍有许多未知之处。因此，我们探讨了地方经济和社会资本是否会影响社区为两种不同形式的地方慈善事业调动集体资源的能力：精英和社会福利导向. 通过定量分析，我们使用涵盖美国 3,036 个县的三个指定年份的数据集来实证检验这些关系。研究结果表明，当地经济结构的多样性在促进社会资本对旨在满足当地社区需求和利益的当地慈善活动的影响方面发挥着调节作用。结果说明了有关经济资源多样化对当地决策者和社区领导人的重要政策影响。