The Giving Block’s 2026 Annual Report Reveals the Rise of the Digital Donor

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Digital crypto, stock, and DAF fundraising adoption accelerates as the next generation of donors reshapes philanthropy.

ALLENTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Giving Block, a Shift4 company and the leading platform helping nonprofits fundraise more effectively from modern philanthropists, today released its 2026 Annual Report on Crypto Philanthropy & Digital Fundraising Innovation.

The report signals a structural shift in how charitable giving operates and calls for nonprofit organizations and leaders to rethink Digital Fundraising. As more than $100 trillion transfers from Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation to Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z over the next two decades, nonprofits face a defining moment: fundraising technology built for yesterday’s donors will not sustain tomorrow’s growth.

“A new era of Digital Fundraising is here,” said Ben Pousty, President of The Giving Block. “Nonprofits that make it seamless for the next generation of donors to give whatever asset they hold, however they choose, directly within their website and mobile experience will win in the future.”

The report highlights the accelerating adoption of digital asset-based giving, including cryptocurrency and stock, as well as digital donor-advised fund (DAF) donations, as key components of a future-forward fundraising strategy designed to meet young, generous digital donors where they already are: in digital wallets, brokerage accounts, and online financial platforms.

In 2025, The Giving Block processed over $100 million in cryptocurrency donations, bringing the total cryptocurrency donations processed since our founding in 2018 to more than $300 million. The report also details significant growth in online stock and digital DAF giving, reinforcing the rise of digital-first philanthropy.

The 2026 Annual Report explores:

• Donor demographic insights shaping the rise of the modern digital donor
• Average gift sizes across digital crypto, stock, and DAF giving
• The highest-performing times of year to engage crypto, stock, and DAF donors
• The top causes attracting digital-first generosity
• The leading cryptocurrencies driving donation volume
• Strategic nonprofit predictions for 2026

As AI and automation reshape marketing and donor engagement, the report emphasizes that opening and modernizing every possible digital door to generosity is no longer optional — it is foundational.

To read The Giving Block’s 2026 Annual Report on Crypto Philanthropy & Digital Fundraising Innovation, visit https://go.thegivingblock.com/annual-report.

About The Giving Block

The Giving Block, a Shift4 company, is the platform helping nonprofits fundraise more effectively from modern philanthropists. Pioneers of the “Crypto Philanthropy” movement, The Giving Block developed the leading solutions for cryptocurrency donations, taking crypto and NFT donations mainstream in the nonprofit sector. The Giving Block’s team then developed a stock and DAF giving experience built to empower even more donors to give. When combined, The Giving Block’s product suite empowers more donors than ever to give assets to their favorite causes. Today, thousands of nonprofits are using The Giving Block to fundraise from modern philanthropists. Learn more about The Giving Block here.

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