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November 21, 2008, 01:45 PM ET
Even in Economic Crisis, Americans Continue to Give to Charity
If history is a guide, the current economic crisis will not quell the generosity of Americans, who have increased their donations to charity in 39 of the past 40 years, reports the Associated Press.
That statistic, which comes from the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, is accompanied by another that finds that 69 to 72 percent of people give regularly, the news agency reports.
Some charities, such as World Vision and the American Heart Association, even expect an uptick in giving this year.
“At a time when people have things and they know that other people don’t, Americans’ generosity wins out,” Justin Greeves, senior vice president of Harris Interactive, which regularly polls Americans about their charitable giving, tells the news service.
For more about trends in giving during hard times, see The Chronicle’s special Web section.
(Free registration is required to view the AP article on the Washington Post site.)
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