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45%
45% -- share of schools retaining at least 60pct of donors for primary & secondary schools (2025)
45% of surveyed primary and secondary schools retained at least 60% of donors acquired over the past three years.
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45%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
Entity
Sample Size
85
Geography
US
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B
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95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
CCS Fundraising
Primary
Tier A
https://www.ccsfundraising.com/insights/philanthropy-pulse-independent-schools/ ↗
Source Article
CCS Philanthropy Pulse: Primary & Secondary Education Spotlight
For primary and secondary schools, fundraising in 2025 focused on sustaining core programs and strengthening day-to-day support. Rather than pursuing aggressive expansion, many institutions prioritized dependable annual giving and steady campaign performance.
Of 618 organizations participating in th…
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CCS Fundraising
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Methodology
CCS Philanthropy Pulse 2026 survey, conducted late 2025
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IndustryEducation
RegionUS
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primary & secondary schools: 45% share of schools retaining at least 60pct of donors. Source: CCS Fundraising (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/schools-donor-retention-60pct-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/schools-donor-retention-60pct-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>45%</strong> -- share of schools retaining at least 60pct of donors for primary & secondary schools<br><small>Source: CCS Fundraising (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/schools-donor-retention-60pct-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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