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Donors
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By Life Cycle
By Donation Count
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By Donor Size
By Life Cycle
By Donation Count
Retention
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By Donor Type
By Donor Size
By Donation Count
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By Donor Base Size
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Terminology
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Methodology Improvements
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Year-to-Date Nonprofit Sector Trends

Q1 2026 (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026)

Donors Time Series

This section reports on unique donors at the panel level, alongside year-over-year changes and the within-panel composition by donor size, donation count, and lifecycle stage.
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  • We estimate that the number of donors decreased by 0.8% YoY through Q1 2026, on a year-to-date basis.
  • This is the second consecutive year of donor decline, but the rate of decline has eased sharply — down from -2.3% in 2025 to -0.8% in 2026.
Change in donors, by Month
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  • The following chart shows the cumulative year-to-date YoY percentage change in the number of donors for 2022 through 2026.
Donors by Size