Government support was key for thousands of US nonprofits battered by COVID-19's early costs − new research
- Written by Jennifer Mayo, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia
Federal funding shored up charities when the economy was in distress.mj0007/iStock via Getty Images PlusGovernment funding helped keep U.S. charities afloat during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study I conducted with Stephanie Karol, a fellow economist.
We found that charitable donations declined by more than an...
