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$4,355
$4,355 -- average annual charitable giving for US donors (households adding charitable estate component) (2026)
In a nationally representative longitudinal study, annual charitable giving averaged $4,355 before rising to $7,699 after donors added a charitable estate component.
- Represents baseline average giving before adding a charitable estate component
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$4,355
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2026
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Benefactor Group (citing a nationally representative longitudinal study)
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Tier B
https://benefactorgroup.com/18-trillion-reasons-to-plan-ahead/ ↗
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18 Trillion Reasons to Plan Ahead
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Benefactor Group (citing a nationally representative longitudinal study)
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Methodology
Inflation-adjusted averages from longitudinal study; baseline $4,355 rising to $7,699
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US donors (households adding charitable estate component): $4,355 average annual charitable giving. Source: Benefactor Group (citing a nationally representative longitudinal study) (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/annual-giving-4355-to-7699
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/annual-giving-4355-to-7699" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>$4,355</strong> -- average annual charitable giving for US donors (households adding charitable estate component)<br><small>Source: Benefactor Group (citing a nationally representative longitudinal study) (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/annual-giving-4355-to-7699" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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