2018 GIVING REPORT

December 31, 2018

Fidelity Charitable today is the nation’s second-largest grantmaker behind the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,1 propelled by the collective generosity of nearly 180,000 donors who actively use their Giving Accounts. Last year, Fidelity Charitable made a record 1 million donorrecommended grants, totaling $4.5 billion. These grants supported more than 127,000 charitable organizations in every state and around the globe.

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