Survey: More Americans Committed to Charitable Giving Despite Economy

Four out of five (81 percent) American donors plan to give the same or more to charity this year, according to the Fidelity Charitable Giving Season Survey. Results from this annual survey conducted this month show the percentage of Americans planning to maintain or increase their giving is trending higher for the second year in a row, with a nine and 18 percentage point increase over 2011 and 2010 respectively. The results also show that on average, Americans expect to give $2,400 to charity this year, compared to $2,100 last year.