2025 Philanthropic Funding trends
2025 Philanthropic Funding trends
Technology and Digital Equity: Philanthropy is expected to focus on closing the digital divide, boosting digital literacy, and funding tech innovations for social good.
Health and Reproductive Rights: Anticipated policy shifts may drive increased funding for healthcare access, reproductive rights, and mental health.
Collaboration and Impact: Foundations may amplify their impact through strategic partnerships and collective funding to address complex social issues.
Fact: Over $60 billion has been invested in education philanthropy in the past decade, with a recent surge in funding for STEM education and workforce readiness programs. These areas will intensify, especially with new educational challenges and a shifting workforce landscape.
Fact: DAFs, with over $234 billion in assets, are among the fastest-growing giving vehicles, offering strategic flexibility for donors. A trend expected to grow as donors seek to maximize impact amidst economic uncertainty
Fact: 90% of companies engage in some form of CSR, and post-pandemic corporate philanthropy has increasingly focused on addressing social justice, environmental sustainability, and workforce development. This trend is expected to expand!
Fact: Philanthropic giving to support democracy, voter engagement, and civic participation has increased by over 30% since 2020, and continued growth is anticipated to safeguard civic rights.
Fact: U.S. environmental giving has nearly doubled in the past decade, and with increasing concerns over climate change, experts predict philanthropy will allocate larger portions of their budgets to support regulations shift.
Fact: Impact investing has seen a 42% increase in assets since 2018, a trend expected to accelerate with a growing focus on projects combining financial returns and social good.
Fact: In response to growing health disparities, philanthropic funding for health equity initiatives rose by 50% between 2020 and 2023, and more investments are expected, especially as federal policies potentially impact healthcare access and reproductive rights.
Fact: $60 billion has fueled education philanthropy, with STEM and workforce readiness funding intensifying through 2025 to address evolving tech needs.