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Itemized charitable contributions, TY2026

How much will individual income tax filers deduct for charitable contributions on itemized returns for tax year 2026?

current forecast · 80% CI$305B
$245B$305B$375B
history:TY2019: $236BTY2020: $258BTY2021: $283BTY2023e: $285B

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Key drivers

  • Itemizer count
  • High-income capital gains
  • Deduction law after TCJA
  • Noncash giving and bunching

Resolution

source
IRS Statistics of Income individual tax return data
expected
December 31, 2028
rule
Resolves to total charitable contributions deducted on TY2026 itemized individual income tax returns, in billions of nominal dollars, using the first official IRS Statistics of Income Schedule A or itemized-deductions table covering TY2026.
Data point
irs.soi.itemized_charitable_contributions.ty2026

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