Charitable Practices of Latter-day Saints

Daniel W. Curtis; Van Evans; Ram A. Cnaan

doi:10.1177/0899764013508010

Charitable Practices of Latter-day Saints

Daniel W. Curtis, Van Evans, Ram A. Cnaan

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Abstract

This study aims to test whether there is a difference in charitable giving between practicing converts and practicing lifelong Latter-day Saints (Mormons, LDS). A cluster sample of 2,701 anonymous questionnaires was completed during worship services in California, Utah, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey from June 2010 through November 2011. We found that practicing Mormons in our sample donated at high rates to both religious and social causes. Compared with converts, lifelong members were more likely to donate 10% or more of their income to religious causes and to donate to social causes. Also, the number of years since conversion was significantly and positively related to the likelihood of fully tithing and making donations to social causes. Implications and future research are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	146-162
Number of pages	17
Journal	Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Volume	44
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764013508010
State	Published - 3 Mar 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Latter-day Saints
Mormon
converts
religious donation
social giving
tithing

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Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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