Charitable Giving Through the Generations

Charitable Giving Jonathan Bennion-Pedley

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Almost a third (30%) of all monies donated to charity in 2017 came from people born between 1981 and 1995, or the millennial generation. This represents approximately £2.7 billion donated by 11 million people for worthy causes.

Charitable Giving Through the Generations A 2018 report on philanthropy found that the younger generations are the most generous when it comes to charitable giving. Millennials donated a significant percentage of the total amount given to charities, according to a representative survey of 1,000 people.

The Millennial Generation Almost a third (30%) of all monies donated to charity in 2017 came from people born between 1981 and 1995, or the millennial generation. This represents approximately £2.7 billion donated by 11 million people for worthy causes.

Generation Z Those belonging to Generation Z were found to be almost as generous, with £2.2 billion donated by more than 8 million people born after 1996. More than 4,800 individual charities benefitted from this generosity.

Baby Boomers The generation known as baby boomers, which represents people born between 1946 and 1964, donated £2.3 billion to charity in 2017 with 9.9 million donors. A further £2 billion was donated by five million mature donors (those born before 1946).

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