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Trust And Charitable Giving In Minnesota

While high-profile charity scandals in the past 10 years have threatened the public’s trust in charities, a statewide study by the Minnesota-based Charities Review Council reveals that seven out of 10 Minnesotans have a great deal or a fair amount of confidence in charitable organizations.

To help understand Minnesotans’ level of trust in charities and how it affects their decisions to support charities with time and money, the Charities Review Council partnered with the St. Cloud State University Survey interviewed Minnesotans to determine their giving habits and their perceptions of the trustworthiness and practices of the charitable sector. This first of its kind statewide survey provides new information that can be helpful to the nonprofit sector in its efforts to strengthen public trust.

DOWNLOAD research brief (PDF).

DOWNLOAD complete research study (PDF).

DOWNLOAD news release (PDF).

The study was partially funded by a grant from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.