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53% -- anticipated growth in planned giving rate for faith-based nonprofit leaders (2025)
53% of faith-based nonprofit leaders anticipate growth in planned giving.
- Based on a sample of 48 self-identified faith sector organizations
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53%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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48
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95
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20
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30
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45
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95
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CCS Fundraising
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Tier A
https://www.ccsfundraising.com/insights/philanthropy-pulse-faith/ ↗
Source Article
Faith-Based Fundraising in Practice: Findings from the 2026 Pulse Survey
For faith-based institutions, steady stewardship defined fundraising in 2025. Annual appeals and recurring giving, supported by committed donor relationships, sustained revenue across the sector.
Of 618 organizations participating in the 2026 Philanthropy Pulse survey in late 2025, 48 self-identifie…
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CCS Fundraising
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CCS Fundraising 2026 Philanthropy Pulse survey; same rate for planned giving and major gifts
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faith-based nonprofit leaders: 53% anticipated growth in planned giving rate. Source: CCS Fundraising (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/faith-growth-outlook-planned-giving-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/faith-growth-outlook-planned-giving-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>53%</strong> -- anticipated growth in planned giving rate for faith-based nonprofit leaders<br><small>Source: CCS Fundraising (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/faith-growth-outlook-planned-giving-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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