INDICATOR 6: GAVE TIME OR MONEY TO A POLITICAL CANDIDATE
Only 13.5% of Pennsylvanians gave their money or time to a political candidate.

INDICATOR 7: MADE CONTRIBUTION OF $25 OR MORE
Fifty–two percent of Pennsylvanians reported making a charitable donation last year, higher than the national average. This gure is surprising considering only 13.5% of Pennsylvanians gave a financial contribution to a political candidate last year. The dramatic jump of more than half of Pennsylvanians giving to charity indicates perhaps a link between unwillingness to donate and the current distrust of political institutions. 4 This gure also suggests Pennsylvanians, when given the choice to donate to a cause of their own choosing, do so in high numbers.

Opportunities for Growth
1. Closing the age gap for donating
• Those born in 1981 or later donate money the least at 28.2% giving $25 or more in the last year, while those born between 1931 and 1945 donated the most (63.2%). These gures suggest that the increased likelihood of donating is directly related to increased salaries—assuming the youngest Pennsylvanians earn the least of all age groups.

2. Closing the gap between Pennsylvanians marital/family status
• A recurring theme among married Pennsylvanians: They donate more than half as much (68.2%) than their counterparts in the state who have never been married (30.4%).
• The gap narrows considerably, however, when it comes to Pennsylvanians with children 18 and under who donate (62.3%) and those who do not have children (49.0%).

3. Increasing the education level of Pennsylvanians
• As with every other civic indicator, Pennsylvanians with a college education donate signicantly more (75.1%) than their counterparts with less education.
• Echoing previous civic indicators, donation rate decreases as education level decreases. Those without a high school diploma report donating at a rate that is less than half of those with a college education. The gure increases to 50.7% for those who graduated high school, and up to 60.0% for those with some college.