2026 Giving Report

Celebrating a year of extraordinary generosity and impact

A record year of granting

In 2025, Fidelity Charitable donors demonstrated the power of generosity. Together, they recommended $18.3 billion in grants, a 23% increase from the previous year. Explore our annual Giving Report to see how donor-advised fund giving supported nonprofits locally, nationally, and globally.

In 2025, Fidelity Charitable made

$ 7,236,358,731

in donor-recommended grants.

Exceptional impact

Fidelity Charitable has helped donors support more than 461,000 nonprofits with donor-recommended grants totaling nearly $118 billion since its inception in 1991.

2020 2024 2025

Total grant dollars

$9B

$14.9B

$18.3B

Grant volume

1.96M

2.7M

Number of donors¹

254,655

352,052

395,515

Number of charities supported

170,428

213,476

226,823

1. Does not include third-party contributors or other third-party individuals.

Tax-smart giving and consistent support

Donors took advantage of tax-smart donation strategies to fund their accounts—and grew their support for the nonprofits they care about.

Growing and unlocking capital for good

Since Fidelity Charitable’s inception, $18.1 billion in non-publicly traded assets has been converted and $41.1 billion has been made available for granting through tax-free investment growth—that’s more than $59 billion in additional funds for charity over the lifetime of our organization.

Additional resources

What is a donor-advised fund?

A donor-advised fund is a simple, flexible and tax-efficient way to give to your favorite charities while potentially growing your donations over time.

Learn about donor-advised funds

Trends in philanthropy

Our reports and thought leadership provide a deeper look at the behavior of donors and the trends and attitudes shaping the greater charitable giving landscape.

Explore our reports