WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At a time when more Americans are in need of assistance but fewer are in a financial position to be able to provide it, Gallup finds a new low in the percentage of Americans reporting they donated money to charity.
Seventy-three percent of U.S. adults say they donated money to a charitable organization in the past year, surpassing the prior low from the Great Recession era.
The percentage who say they have volunteered time to a charity is down from prior years, but not the lowest it has been.These results are based on an April 14-28 Gallup poll conducted amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition to overcrowded U.S. hospitals, medical professionals in protective gear and ordinary citizens wearing face masks outdoors,