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.

Eight of 10 Minnesotans indicate that their trust in charities influences their giving decisions to support charities with time and money, according to the new study released by the Charities Review Council. Most Minnesotans also support oversight of charities. Three times as many people believe that charity watchdog groups should play a larger role than believe government should regulate more than it currently does.

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The study was made possible by grants from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota, and Travelers.