Many donors prefer anonymity in their charitable giving. Today, options like donor-advised funds and cryptocurrency offer more ways to give discreetly. This online forum explored why wealthy ...

Foundations, too, give anonymously through DAFs or fiscal sponsors to avoid interacting with the recipient. “They want to give off-mission, and they don’t want to be solicited by other similar ...

“The social norm of giving anonymously is impeding social progress,” according to GivingWhatYouCan.org, which aims to encourage people to give 10% of their income to charitable causes.

How “anonymous” is a gift in our digital world? The answers aren’t simple.

On a Friday morning in April, Dan Stein, the founder of Giving Green, a climate philanthropy organization, found some big news in a surprising email. An anonymous donor had given his fund $10 million.

"The social norm of giving anonymously is impeding social progress," according to GivingWhatYouCan.org, which aims to encourage people to give 10% of their income to charitable causes.