Overview
- Total private giving fell to about €4.65 billion, according to the Deutscher Spendenrat’s annual balance released in Berlin.
- The number of donors decreased by 848,000 to 15.8 million, while the average donation rose to a record €46.
- Funding for emergency and disaster relief declined versus 2024 as support for social aid and local projects grew to roughly 35% of donations.
- December raised about €1.12 billion, up 15% from December 2024 and accounting for roughly a quarter of the year’s total.
- People aged 60–74 remained the largest donor group but gave 12% less, with the 74+ cohort shrinking by 10%; figures are based on YouGov surveys and exclude corporate and large gifts.