Donors gave U.S. charities $617 billion in 2025, according to the new Giving USA report
Bequests jumped nearly 17% and megagifts reached $19.2 billion as strong markets and donor appeals lifted giving across most causes.
- U.S. donors gave charities $617 billion in 2025, an inflation-adjusted 3% increase over last year, according to Giving USA 2026. A strong stock market and economic growth propelled this uptick.
- Jon Bergdoll, interim director of data and research partnerships at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, says robust market growth directly boosted asset sizes for wealthy donors and foundations. That expansion propelled the overall giving increase.
- Megagifts of $600 million or more totaled $19.2 billion in 2025, roughly 4% of all individual donations. MacKenzie Scott alone contributed $6.65 billion, representing one-third of mega-giving.
- After federal USAID funding cuts, donors responded generously to appeals from the international charity CARE, says chief revenue officer Sarah Taylor Peace. The organization achieved its highest fiscal year as donors sought to "do something hopeful."
- Projections indicate a great wealth transfer will move $18 trillion from baby boomers to younger generations and charities. Patrick Schmitt, co-CEO of FreeWill, notes that more than 70 million boomers make engaging this demographic imperative for future giving.
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Donors gave U.S. charities $617 billion in 2025, according to the new
In a year marked by economic uncertainty and political turbulence, philanthropic donations rose last year, according to an authoritative annual report on American giving. Donors gave U.S. charities $617 billion in 2025, an inflation-adjusted 3% increase over last year, according to “Giving USA 2026: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2025.” Bequests last year jumped by nearly 17%, the third year of the last four to clock double-digit…
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Donors gave U.S. charities $617 billion in 2025, according to the new Giving USA report
In a year marked by economic uncertainty and political turbulence, philanthropic donations rose last year, according to an authoritative annual report on American giving.
Charitable Giving Hits $617 Billion as Nonprofits Face New Pressure
Charitable Giving Hits $617 Billion as Nonprofits Face New Pressure Giving USA says Americans gave more in 2025, but nonprofits still face rising demand, fewer small donors, and uncertain public funding. Charitable giving in the United States reached a record level in 2025, showing that Americans are still willing to give even during uncertain times. According to the new Giving USA report, donors gave about $617 billion to U.S. charities in 2025…
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