Charities with the Highest Donor Growth Top 10 List

Posted June 18, 2022 12:26 AM by Al Mueller

Which nonprofits have experienced the greatest growth in individual donors?

A healthy donor base is essential to executing a nonprofit’s mission, but growing this base year after year can be challenging. Donor growth can indicate confidence in the capabilities of an organization to carry out its mission, making it an important metric to keep an eye on when evaluating nonprofits.

Below, we’ve identified the charities with the highest 4-year donor growth rate in the Excellence in Giving database.

The top 10 lists are broken down into 4 income groups so that you can more accurately compare your favorite charities in the Nonprofit Analytics database.

Top 10 $1M-$5M Charities with Highest Donor Growth

	Charity	4-Year # of Donors	Donor Growth Rate	Income Growth Rate
1	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Dream Center	109 to 360	230%	349%
2	America’s Kids Belong	471 to 1,520	223%	112%
3	Hope Walks	193 to 573	197%	-59%
4	Global Catalytic Ministries	344 to 888	158%	128%
5	For All Mankind Movement	208 to 532	156%	66%
6	Barbara May Foundation	303 to 742	145%	103%
7	The Colson Center for Christian Worldview	4,194 to 9,699	131%	43%
8	Nomi Network	966 to 2,165	124%	72%
9	MercyMed of Columbus	366 to 776	112%	82%
10	Unbound Global	274 to 555	103%	263%

(Data includes charities with a total income from $1M-$5M and excludes charities with less than 100 annual donors)

The average 4-year donor growth for nonprofits with at least $1M in income is 15%, with an average 4-year income growth of 52%.

Top 10 $5M-$10M Charities with Highest Donor Growth

	Charity	4-Year # of Donors	Donor Growth Rate	Income Growth Rate
1	OurCalling	906 to 2,138	136%	148%
2	Stadia: New Church Strategies	610 to 1,374	125%	-4%
3	Care Net	9,519 to 21,200	123%	61%
4	Trinity Park Conservancy	100 to 205	105%	1,432%
5	City of Refuge	996 to 2,012	102%	-34%
6	Plant With Purpose	1,403 to 2,554	82%	-9%
7	Brookwood in Georgetown	920 to 1,469	60%	86%
8	Deaf Bible Society	172 to 271	58%	22%
9	Alpha USA	835 to 1,271	52%	56%
10	Desiring God	9,328 to 13,663	46%	31%

(Data includes charities with a total income from $5M-$10M and excludes charities with less than 100 annual donors)

Top 10 $10M-$50M Charities with Highest Donor Growth

	Charity	4-Year # of Donors	Donor Growth Rate	Income Growth Rate
1	Lebanese Society for Educational & Social Development	135 to 954	607%	9%
2	BibleProject	11,188 to 41,448	270%	311%
3	Texas Public Policy Foundation	1,508 to 5,295	251%	49%
4	Dallas Theological Seminary	8,983 to 17,274	92%	12%
5	Far East Broadcasting Company	6,943 to 10,201	47%	28%
6	Marbridge Foundation	436 to 620	42%	-12%
7	Unto	19,916 to 28,057	41%	-22%
8	CURE International	11,523 to 15,466	34%	30%
9	Buckner Children and Family Services	6,272 to 8,339	33%	12%
10	Community Bible Study	16,738 to 21,077	26%	-20%

(Data includes charities with a total income from $10M-$50M and excludes charities with less than 100 annual donors)

Top 10 $50M+ Charities with Highest Donor Growth

	Charity	4-Year # of Donors	Donor Growth Rate	Income Growth Rate
1	North Texas Food Bank	28,240 to 94,760	236%	72%
2	Fellowship of Catholic University Students	68,196 to 117,155	72%	44%
3	Prison Fellowship Ministries	147,331 to 224,791	53%	72%
4	Educational Media Foundation	499,181 to 664,536	33%	13%
5	International Mission Board	9,332 to 10,893	24%	5%
6	YES Prep Public Schools	681 to 843	24%	46%
7	Heifer International	374,637 to 462,460	23%	59%
8	Focus on the Family	182,055 to 220,817	21%	11%
9	Jesus Film Project	28,786 to 34,054	18%	36%
10	Answers in Genesis	23,436 to 27,294	16%	-10%

(Data includes charities with a total income from $50M and excludes charities with less than 100 annual donors)

Donor growth is a great sign for the health of a nonprofit and often correlates with growth in annual income, but it doesn’t always tell the whole story. That’s why each 2-page Nonprofit Analytics highlights trendlines among the 175 data points captured, including sections on leadership, financial management, leverage, strategy, impact, and financial sustainability.

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