Community Health Charities of Illinois

Community Health Charities Commissioned a Survey Regarding Workplace Giving Habits and Attitudes

Community Health Charities of Illinois commissioned a survey of Illinois residents to find out how people felt about workplace giving and to explore their giving habits. The results of this survey were enlightening and exciting.

Key Findings

97% of respondents contribute to charity
80% of respondents are giving the same or more to charity than they did last year
20% of respondents give most of their charitable dollars to health causes
Health causes rank #2, behind religion, in overall giving
69% of respondents choose to give to a charity because of a personal connection to the cause
74% of respondents say that they feel giving through payroll deduction is "easy" or "convenient"