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Dec 01, 2025

Question of the Day: How much money was donated on Giving Tuesday last year?

Giving Tuesday is one of the biggest days for philanthropic donations. Find out how much Americans gave last year. 

Answer: $3.6 billion

 

Questions:

  1. Have you ever donated on Giving Tuesday? Why or why not?
  2. Why do you think Giving Tuesday has grown so much over the last decade? [It first raised $10 million in 2012].
  3. Do you think this donation record will be broken this year?
  4. How would you budget for charitable donations?

Click here for the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom.

 

Behind the numbers (Giving Tuesday):

Key GivingTuesday 2024 Highlights:

  • Total Dollars Donated (US): $3.6 billion. An increase of 16% compared to GivingTuesday 2023.
  • Total Participants (US): 36.1 million. An increase of 7% compared to GivingTuesday 2023
    • Participants who made financial contributions (US): 18.5 million
    • Participants who gave goods (US): 12.9 million
    • Participants who volunteered (US): 9.2 million
    • Participants who spoke out about causes (US): 16.6 million

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Find more in the Philanthropy Mini-Unit!

 
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