I’m excited to share our 2nd annual State of Nonprofit Asset Gifts Report. After the reception of our first report in 2025, our team at Infinite Giving decided to make this our seminal research, sharing our own data about how philanthropic organizations receive transformational non-cash gifts.

Every day, we analyze the transactions made through our “More Ways to Give” pages to look for what the numbers are actually saying. Not just the headlines, but the story underneath.

This year, that story is impossible to ignore.

Here is what we already knew, thanks to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project: total charitable giving increased 5% year over year. But the number of unique donors declined by 3.6%. 

We are not seeing more people give. We are seeing fewer people give more, and in different ways than before.

That shift matters more than most nonprofits realize.

Approximately one-third of total U.S. household wealth now sits in stocks. Donor-advised fund (DAF) assets have reached $326 billion. The Great Wealth Transfer is underway, with $18 trillion in generational wealth earmarked for charity. 

The question is no longer whether this giving is coming. The question is whether your organization will be ready to receive it.
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What we saw in funds-raised

In 2025, Infinite Giving processed millions of dollars in asset gifts. And I can say, without hesitation, we continued to be impressed by the generosity of giving partners who give from their wealth.

The numbers reflect it. The average stock donation processed was $32,064.82. The largest single stock gift was $3,153,549. 

For cryptocurrency, the average donation was $11,851.65, and the largest single crypto gift was $309,511.76.

These are not outliers reserved for the largest nonprofits. These are generous “giving partners” who understand the most tax-efficient ways to support causes they care about.

We are watching mid-career professionals donate appreciated stock to avoid capital gains tax. First-time donors made six-figure gifts, with no prior relationship with the organization, simply because a nonprofit had the option to give assets on its website.

The generosity is there. The infrastructure to receive it often is not.

Why is this moment different?

The "One Big Beautiful Bill" passed in 2025 changed the tax calculus for high-capacity donors. With a 35% deduction-value cap and a new 0.5% AGI floor on itemized deductions, wealthy donors now receive less per-dollar benefit from cash gifts. That further increases the relative advantage of giving appreciated assets.

Research from Dr. Russell James confirms what we see every day: nonprofits that ask for asset gifts raise 55% more than those that ask only for cash.

Not because their donors are wealthier. Because they made it possible to give differently.
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What readiness looks like

It starts with a brokerage account. A giving page that offers stock, crypto, and DAF options alongside the credit card form. A team that knows how to have a conversation about a donor's portfolio, not just their checkbook.

Your donors are ready. They are generous. They are looking for a way to give from their strength.

Build the infrastructure to meet them there.
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