Donating to the causes you care about not only benefits the charities themselves, it can be deeply rewarding for you as well. Millions of people give to charity on a regular basis to support causes they believe in as well as for the positive effect it has on their own lives. There are a number of reasons why people have charitable inclinations beyond the obvious tax-deductible benefit as most charitable gifting is actually from the “heart” vs. from the “head”. Following are several reasons why people give to charity: