Tax changes taking effect in 2026 may boost the number of donors but lead to the US missing out on an estimated $5.7B a year in charitable giving

These changes to how much Americans and US corporations give, if these projections prove accurate, would amount to about 1% of all donations made in 2024.

By: Jon Bergdoll, Indiana University and Patrick Rooney, Indiana University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: March 17, 2026

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Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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By Jon Bergdoll, Indiana University and Patrick Rooney, Indiana University

Many provisions in the huge tax-and-spending package that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, sometimes called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, will influence how much money Americans give to charity.

We conduct in-depth research on philanthropy. Together, we have analyzed the tax policy changes.

After crunching the numbers, we predict that the number of U.S. donors will rise, …

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