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September 23, 2024
New study reveals 78% of pre-retirees and retirees prioritize charitable giving, as 4 million baby boomers enter retirement in 2024
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Fidelity Charitable donors recommend a record $11.8 billion in grants during 2023, displaying an enduring commitment to the causes they care about
February 13, 2024
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Nearly 3 out of 5 people plan to participate in charitable activities at year-end, study finds
November 27, 2023
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Study shows that more than 80% of parents find success in modeling philanthropic behavior for their children—growing the next generation of givers
November 14, 2023
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Study finds next-generation investors are seeking financial advisor guidance on charitable planning
September 13, 2023
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More donors supporting human services causes post-pandemic than ever before, with twice as many cities citing this as a No. 1 priority, Fidelity Charitable study finds
June 6, 2023
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Fidelity Charitable donors recommend a record $11.2 billion in grants during 2022—bolstering nonprofits with $1 billion more during a year of economic downturn
February 21, 2023
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Who is Fidelity Charitable?
Since our inception as a public charity in 1991, our mission has remained the same—to grow the American tradition of philanthropy by providing programs that make charitable giving accessible, simple, and effective.
Fidelity Charitable launched the first national donor-advised fund program, democratizing philanthropy by making a giving vehicle available to a broad array of people. Today, we sponsor more than 217,000 donor-advised funds connected to more than 350,000 donors. Since our founding, we have helped donors support more than 433,000 nonprofit organizations distributing over $100 billion in grants.
What is a donor-advised fund?
A donor-advised fund is a charitable account sponsored by a public charity that donors use to support their charitable giving. Donors can make an irrevocable, tax-deductible contribution of many types of assets to a donor-advised fund.
At Fidelity Charitable, those assets include cash, publicly traded stock, and private business shares. Donors can then recommend grants from their donor-advised fund to virtually any other IRS-qualified 501(c)(3) public charity and advise how to invest their dedicated charitable dollars for potential tax-free growth.
Donor-advised funds make it easier to give in a more systematic way, allowing donors to maximize their generosity. In annual surveys, a consistent two-thirds of Fidelity Charitable donors say that they give more than they otherwise would because they have a donor-advised fund.
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Research and Insights
Reports and thought leadership providing a deeper look at the behavior of donors and the trends and attitudes shaping charitable giving.

2025 Giving Report
Today, we work with more than 350,000 donors. Since our founding, we have supported 433,000 charities in every U.S. state, as well as internationally, distributing over $100 billion in donor-recommended grants.

Fidelity Charitable donor stories
Stories of the different ways Fidelity Charitable donors use their donor-advised funds to give to the charitable causes they care about.