This year, Giving USA, Independent Sector, the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, the Fundraising Effectiveness Project of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and the GivingTuesday Data Commons all reported declines in total giving, the number of donors, and/or giving rates in the United States in 2022. Longitudinal studies by the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy found that giving rates to all types of charities declined across all populations between 2000 and 2018, due in part to economic factors, but with variations among racial and ethnic groups. Meanwhile, giving by the wealthy continued to grow; for the second consecutive year, very large gifts by some of the wealthiest Americans represented nearly 5 percent of individual giving. Grantmaking from donor-advised funds also increased, with Vanguard Charitable reporting record grantmaking in fiscal year 2023 and Schwab Charitable and National Philanthropic Trust showing year-over-year increases.

Here are some of the top stories from 2023:

Donor participation dropped significantly in 2022, report finds
(11/15/2023)

Giving rates fell across all racial, ethnic groups over 18 years
(11/17/2023)

Vanguard Charitable donor-advised funds awarded $2.1 billion in FY2023
(08/15/2023)

The U.S. saw a decrease in donors and dollars in 2022, report finds
(08/01/2023)

Schwab Charitable awarded $5 billion in donor-advised grants in FY2023
(07/28/2023)

Total U.S. charitable giving declined in 2022 to $499.33 billion
(06/20/2023)

2022 fundraising through Q3 increased but donor numbers fell
(01/21/2023)

As total giving rises, the number of donors is in decline, study finds
(01/16/2023)

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