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23%
23% -- bequest planning rate for mid-level donors (2026)
23% of mid-level donors interviewed are planning to make a bequest to a charity.
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23%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Missing Middle report
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Tier B
https://www.bwf.com/prospect-development-tips/ ↗
Source Article
Prospect Development: 8 Tips to Build a Smarter Donor Pipeline
Building a sustainable donor pipeline is crucial for nonprofits, and prospect development is one key strategy to achieve this goal. Did you know that a whopping 88% of the money that nonprofits raise comes from just 12% of donors? This statistic highlights the strategic necessity of prospect researc…
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Missing Middle report
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From the Missing Middle report; donor interviews
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mid-level donors: 23% bequest planning rate. Source: Missing Middle report (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/mid-level-donors-planning-bequest-23
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/mid-level-donors-planning-bequest-23" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>23%</strong> -- bequest planning rate for mid-level donors<br><small>Source: Missing Middle report (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/mid-level-donors-planning-bequest-23" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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