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6. Charity trends

The charts and graphs that follow summarize the results of charitable solicitations in 2020 and compare these results to past years.

Bear in mind that charitable organizations use a variety of methods to raise funds to support their missions. The method many people think of first (contracting with a paid solicitor) is used by a relatively small number of charities. This activity is reflected in the charts summarizing the results of solicitation campaigns. It’s important to keep the overall fundraising picture in mind when considering the results of the solicitation campaign reports filed in 2020.

Solicitation Campaigns in Perspective

• Number of registered charities (December 6, 2020): 13,300
• Number of charities using paid solicitors in 2020: 217
• Percentage of all registered charities using paid solicitors, 2020: 1.6%

Charitable solicitations highlights as of December 6, 2020 (PDF)