Commissioned by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. The Rockefeller Brothers Fund commissioned Skelly Yankelovich to conduct a national survey on the charitable behavior of Americans. In February 1985, telephone interviews were conducted with a nationally representative sample of 1,151 Americans 18 years of age or older: Americans were asked a series of questions about their giving behavior; their motivations for giving, and their attitudes toward charitable giving and volunteering. The purpose of this report was to provide much-needed information about this neglected area of research on patterns of giving and motivations for giving among Americans.

CONTENTS
Introduction.
1. Charitable behavior of Americans - highlights.
    Who gives? To whom? How much?
2. Giving behavior.
3. Why and how do large donors give to charitable causes?
4. The relationship of volunteer time to giving.
5. What are the characteristics of religious givers?
6. What are the characteristics of givers to other charities?
7. The relationship of religious giving to other giving.
8. The capacity to give and public attitudes toward charitable giving.
9. Implications of the study.

Commissioned by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. The Rockefeller Brothers Fund commissioned Skelly Yankelovich to conduct a national survey on the charitable behavior of Americans. In February 1985, telephone interviews were conducted with a nationally representative sample of 1,151 Americans 18 years of age or older: Americans were asked a series of questions about their giving behavior; their motivations for giving, and their attitudes toward charitable giving and volunteering. The purpose of this report was to provide much-needed information about this neglected area of research on patterns of giving and motivations for giving among Americans.