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Policy Recommendations to Increase Charitable Giving and the Number of Donors

Independent Sector, a national partner of CMF, has released a new report which provides an analysis on the potential impact of the 2017 tax reform on the charitable giving landscape, along with five specific policy options to potentially increase charitable dollars and the number of American household donors. 

The report, Charitable Giving and Tax Incentives, highlights a key trend in charitable giving that CMF shared with lawmakers at Foundations on the Hill (FOTH): While there was an increase in charitable giving in 2017, the number of donors has been on the decline. 

The report states,

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