Earlier this week, the politics guys here gauged the reaction to J-Street’s poll of American Jews.
The poll also included some data on Jewish giving. (Thanks to Shawn at jewishjumpstart.org for pointing it out.)
From the poll:
Q.73 How would you characterize the organizations and causes to which you contribute money? (610 resppondents)
- Non-Jewish charities 57
- Jewish organizations and charities 52
- Political campaigns 44
- Synagogue or temple 36
- Israel-related organizations and charities 30
- Non-Jewish advocacy organizations 29
- Other 11
- I don’t contribute money to organizations or causes 17
Q.74 (IF CONTRIBUTE MONEY) Has the current economic situation affected your charitable or political contributions? (610 respondents)
- I have reduced or will reduce my contributions to non-Jewish organizations and charities 42
- I have reduced or will reduce my contributions to political campaigns 37
- I have reduced or will reduce my contributions to Jewish organizations and charities 35
- I have reduced or will reduce my contributions to synagogues or temples 21
- I have not and will not reduce my contributions to organizations and political campaigns 39
- Total reduced 61
Q.75 Have you, someone you know, or an organization that you support been affected by the Bernard Madoff financial scandal? (610 respondents)
- Yes, I have been personally affected 2
- Yes, someone I know has been affected 17
- Yes, an organization that I support has been affected 28
- No, I have not been personally affected, I don’t know anyone who has been affected, and none of the organizations that I support have been affected 55
- I do not know about the Bernard Madoff financial scandal 6
- Total yes 39
