Most Wealthy Donors Predict Flat Giving Till 2017, Study Finds

Nonprofits shouldn’t count on the wealthy to increase donations anytime in the near future: Only one-quarter of them will increase their giving over the next five years, according to preliminary results of a new survey.

The study, conducted by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University and sponsored by Bank of America, of more than 700 affluent Americans found that half plan to give the same amount they donated in 2011, while 9 percent plan to decrease their giving.