What Americans think about crowdfunding campaigns, according to new AP-NORC poll
Published on: Jan. 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
It doesnt have to go through a board, doesnt have to get approval from a lot of people. Sharpe is among the roughly 2 in 10 US adults who donated money to a crowdfunding campaign last year, according to the results of a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research, with medical expenses proving most common.Crowdfunding, or pooling donations online through organised platforms such as GoFundMe, has emerged as a convenient way to seek help covering costs for emergency treatment, Little League sports equipment and anything in between.
