Who Really Gives? Partisanship and Charitable Giving in the United States

This chapter deals with political and civic engagement, once more comparing the actively religious, marginally religious, and unaffiliated. In terms of political engagement, the focus is on the many ways individuals are or are not politically active, including who they vote for. Discussion is similarly given to volunteering and charitable giving habits, such as if people volunteer or donate money (or not), how frequently and where they volunteer or give, and motivations for volunteering and giving. The chapter concludes with some possible social and civic implications on the horizon for those in the United States and Canada, should religious nones continue to hold a sizeable proportion of the population.

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Why are the oldest old less generous? Explanations for the unexpected age-related drop in charitable giving

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x12000062 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 486-510 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

PAMALA WIEPKING ◽

RUSSELL N. JAMES

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Charitable Giving ◽

Positive Relationship ◽

Church Attendance ◽

Oldest Old ◽

The United States ◽

Religious Attendance ◽

Egocentric Networks ◽

Age Related ◽

Health Cognition

ABSTRACTPrevious research has demonstrated that the generally positive relationship between age and the presence of charitable giving becomes negative at the oldest ages. We investigate potential causes of this drop in charitable giving among the oldest old including changes in health, cognition, egocentric networks, religious attendance, and substitution of charitable bequest planning. A longitudinal analysis of data from the United States Health and Retirement Survey indicates that the drop in charitable giving is mediated largely by changes in the frequency of church attendance, with only modest influences from changes in health and cognition.

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The Impact of Social Pressure on Charitable Giving in the United States

AEA Randomized Controlled Trials ◽

10.1257/rct.1675 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Stefano DellaVigna ◽

Keesler Welch ◽

Abigail Sellman

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Charitable Giving ◽

The United States ◽

Social Pressure ◽

The Impact

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Do Charitable Subsidies Crowd Out Political Giving? The Missing Link between Charitable and Political Contributions

The B E Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy ◽

10.1515/bejeap-2012-0026 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 407-435 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Bariş K. Yörük

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Charitable Giving ◽

Spillover Effects ◽

The United States ◽

Political Contributions ◽

Political Organizations ◽

Marginal Tax Rate ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Charitable Contributions ◽

Tax Rate

Abstract In the United States, charitable contributions can be deducted from taxable income making the price of giving inversely related to the marginal tax rate. However, several other types of contributions such as donations to political organizations are not tax deductible. This paper investigates the spillover effects of charitable subsidies on political giving using five cross-sectional surveys of charitable and political giving in the United States conducted from 1990 to 2001. The results show that charitable and political giving are complements. Compared with non-donors, charitable donors are more likely to donate and give more to political organizations. Increasing the price of charitable giving decreases not only charitable giving but also the probability of giving and the amount of donations to political organizations. This effect is robust under different specifications and highlights the externalities created by charitable subsidies.

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