Tax Policy and Support for the Nonprofit Sector: An Overview -- Contributions by Individuals: Estimates of the Effects of Taxes -- Contributions by Individuals: Simulating the Effects of Tax Policies -- Volunteer Effort -- Corporate Contributions -- Charitable Bequests -- Foundations -- Charitable Giving Behavior and the Evaluation of Tax Policy
Summary
The United States is distinctive among Western countries in its reliance on nonprofit institutions to perform major social functions. This reliance is rooted in American history and is fostered by federal tax provisions for charitable giving. In this study, Charles T. Clotfelter demonstrates that changes in tax policy-effected through legislation or inflation-can have a significant impact on the level and composition of giving. Clotfelter focuses on empirical analysis of the effects of tax policy on charitable giving in four major areas: individual contributions, volunteering, cor
