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Most US adults aren’t making year-end charitable contributions, new AP-NORC poll finds
An AP-NORC poll shows half of U.S. adults say they completed their 2025 giving; only 18% plan more donations before year-end, amid competing causes and economic pressures.
- The AP-NORC poll conducted Dec. 4-8 finds about half of U.S. adults have completed their 2025 charitable giving, with a margin of sampling error of ±4 percentage points.
- Everyday donors faced competing priorities this year, including President Donald Trump's social services grant cuts, November SNAP benefits freeze, Los Angeles wildfires, and weaker income gains that reduced giving capacity.
- The poll found just 18% of adults will donate again this year, 6% haven’t given yet but will by December’s end, and Americans gave an estimated $4 billion on GivingTuesday.
- The new tax incentive may encourage more donations, as December 31 remains a key deadline, with nearly one-third of annual giving occurring in the final month, according to Dianne Chipps Bailey.
- Americans were much more likely to make Black Friday purchases than give on GivingTuesday this year, while store checkout donation appeals reached about 4 in 10 adults and adults over 60 donated more at checkout, as private donors mobilized millions to fill nonprofit sector funding gaps.
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Most US Adults Aren't Making Year-End Charitable Donations
Most Americans aren't making end-of-year charitable giving plans, according to the results of a new AP-NORC poll, despite the many fundraising appeals made by nonprofits that rely on donation surges in the calendar's final month to reach budget targets. The survey, which was conducted in early December by the AP...
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Most US adults aren't making year-end charitable contributions, new AP-NORC poll finds
A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans aren’t making end-of-year charitable giving plans, despite the many fundraising appeals made by nonprofits that rely on donation surges in the calendar’s final month to reach next year’s budget targets.
·United States
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