Donation
A donation is a gift for charity , humanitarian aid , or to benefit a cause. A donation may take various forms, including money , alms , services , or goods such as clothing , toys , food , or vehicles . A donation may satisfy medical needs such as blood or organs for transplant . Charitable donations of goods or services are also called gifts in kind . Contents 1 Donating statistics 2 Legal aspects 3 Donating in the name of others 4 See also 5 References Donating statistics [ edit ] Almajiri children eating food they received through donation A blood collection bus ( bloodmobile ) from Children's Hospital Boston at a manufacturing facility in Massachusetts: Blood banks sometimes use a modified bus or similar large vehicle to provide mobile facilities for donation. In the United States, in 2007, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that American households in the lowest fifth in terms of wealth, gave on average a higher percentage of their incomes to charitable o