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With objective behavioral economics tests of altruism and warm\u2010glow giving, this paper offers the first direct experimental test of this hypothesis. The prediction that blood donors will be motivated in general by warm glow was compared to predictions from other theoretical models: strong reciprocity and empathy.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:<\/jats:bold> Four experiments and one prospective study examined blood donors' and nondonors' motivations for general charitable giving and blood donation. Variants of the dictator game (DG; a charity DG [CDG] and a warm\u2010glow version of a CDG) were used to provide objective measures of altruism.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>RESULTS:<\/jats:bold> Blood donors gave less than nondonors on the CDG, but gave more on the warm\u2010glow version. Blood donors' actual donations (in the CDGs and blood donation) were associated with feelings of warm glow. There was no evidence that blood donors were motivated by strong reciprocity or empathic concerns.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:bold> This paper offers objective behavioral evidence that blood donors' charitable giving and blood donation, compared to non\u2013blood donors, is more strongly motivated by warm glow. 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