Survey: Charitable Giving Won't Be Affected by Presidential Election Year

Political giving in this presidential election year won’t dampen support for charities, according to the latest survey commissioned by Dunham and Co. and conducted by Campbell Rinker. Instead, most donors said they plan to give at least as much as they did last year.

Nearly eight out of 10 donors (79 percent) indicated they would give the same as or more than they gave in 2015 to charitable causes; only 14 percent said they would reduce their giving. Eight percent were unsure.

None of those who planned to give less to charitable causes said it was because of the election. Instead, they indicated it was primarily because of their personal financial situation (81 percent). The same is true for those who said they would give more; 59 percent indicated it was because of their financial situation.