Survey: Charity decline driven by resentment of wealthy
Wealthier people should give more, say nearly half of those who've pulled back on charity.
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Wealthier people should give more, say nearly half of those who've pulled back on charity.
A new poll of Americans found that nearly half of those who stopped giving to charity over the past five years said they did so because they thought wealthier people could afford to give more — and should
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Over 55% of those who stopped giving say they don’t earn enough to afford donating to charity.
A new poll of Americans found that nearly half of those who stopped giving to charity over the past five years said they did so because they thought wealthier people could afford to give more — and should. The survey of more than 2,100 adults across the United States, released by the Better Business Bureau’s Give.org, adds to research on the shrinking number of households that contribute to charity each year, dropping from 66% in 2000 to 49.6% in 2018. Art Taylor, CEO of BBB’s Give.org, says that many nonprofits have attracted wealthy donors to their causes, and that is ...