December 13, 2007
For Many Americans, Donating Is Not a Yearly Activity, Study Finds
Many Americans who give to charitable causes do so only intermittently, according to a new study.
Researchers at Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy surveyed the same 8,000 households about their charitable giving in three years: 2000, 2002, and 2004.
They found that only 56 percent gave donations in each of the three years, while 29 percent made contributions in some but not all of the years. Less than 15 percent did not give in any of the years studied.
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