Fidelity Charitable 2021 Giving Report
Extraordinary circumstances inspired extraordinary generosity in 2020, leading Fidelity Charitable donors to recommend 2 million grants totaling $9.1 billion. The 2021 Giving Report is filled with insights and philanthropic trends driven by donors’ philanthropy.
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Donors increased the pace and size of their grant recommendations in response to the events of 2020. Donors were inspired to be active and engaged in giving in 2020—recommending 12.8 grants per Giving Account, compared to 10.8 the previous year. In total, 93 percent of Fidelity Charitable donor-advised funds made at least one grant in 2020. Donors were also increasingly generous to their favorite causes. While boosting their volume of granting, donors also made larger grants. The average grant size ticked upward to $4,614 from $4,358 in 2019, an increase of 6 percent.
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