Company matches amplified employee generosity as funding reached over 124,000 nonprofits worldwide

CHARLESTON, S.C., Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Blackbaud Giving Fund^®,  a nonprofit that brings supporters and nonprofits together to advance the state of giving, is proud to announce the disbursement of more than $536 million to over 124,000 nonprofits across 76 countries in 2025 through workplace giving and corporate grantmaking programs. The Blackbaud Giving Fund’s lifetime disbursements total more than $3.3 billion, reaching nearly 300,000 nonprofits over its lifetime. In 2025, a significant share of grants were issued electronically, helping move funding to nonprofits efficiently and at unmatched speed.

Company matches more than doubled employee donations, underscoring the significant role workplace giving plays in connecting individual generosity with greater resources for nonprofits. The numbers demonstrate powerful opportunities for donors to leverage workplace giving programs to increase their original donation amount. At scale, those matches translate into hundreds of millions of additional dollars supporting nonprofit missions.

“More than $285 million in company matches demonstrates the extraordinary power of employers and employees giving together. When companies match the generosity of their people, individual acts of giving become a powerful force for greater impact,” said Catherine LaCour, CEO and executive director of The Blackbaud Giving Fund. “That generosity is reaching nonprofits around the world and supporting the vital work they do to strengthen communities and advance their missions. For nonprofits, workplace giving represents an important revenue channel for nonprofits, helping them diversify fundraising, reach more supporters, and generate more resources to advance their mission.”

The scale of company match donations shows why workplace giving is a critical fundraising strategy. Employer matching programs can double or even triple employee donations, increasing the value of each individual gift. By educating donors about matching opportunities and ensuring their nonprofit is visible within workplace giving platforms, fundraisers can position themselves to capture generosity that might otherwise go untapped.

Through the free Blackbaud Verified Network, fundraisers can showcase their mission to a growing network of over 9 million potential donors, increasing their visibility and stewarding donor relationships more efficiently.

“Generosity has the greatest impact when funds are seamlessly disbursed to the organizations they are intended to support,” LaCour said. “Our role is to help generosity move securely, transparently, and at the speed of need so nonprofits can put those resources to work quickly.”

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About The Blackbaud Giving Fund
Facilitating nearly $3.3 billion in charitable contributions to more than 300,000 nonprofits worldwide since 2020, The Blackbaud Giving Fund brings supporters and nonprofits together to advance the state of giving. The fund simplifies the giving experience by offering companies and individuals a secure and efficient way to give to vetted nonprofits and delivers contributions directly to them. Beyond disbursing funds quickly to nonprofits, the fund offers resources to organizations, including access to donor information on the Blackbaud Verified Network platform, statistics, reports, ACH payments, and more.

The Blackbaud Giving Fund is an independent 501(c)(3) public charity and donor-advised fund sponsor that was organized and operates exclusively for charitable purposes. It is not controlled by and is not a program or activity of Blackbaud, Inc. The Blackbaud Giving Fund’s mission is to unleash generosity by connecting people to causes they care about around the world.

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