# Fundraising Managers

US SOC code 11-2033. Markdown version of https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/11-2033

## In brief

In May 2025, [BLS](https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25nat.zip) counted **38,810** US fundraising managers, with median pay of **$125,470** a year. BLS counts here go back to May 2021, when there were **23,190** jobs. The last full technology era for fundraising managers: Integrated CRM + social fundraising, 2012 to 2022.

Figures: Official statistic.

## What the sources say

### Official outlook

BLS projects employment to grow 5.4% from 2025 to 2035. Source: [BLS Employment Projections 2025-35](https://data.bls.gov/projections/nationalMatrix?queryParams=11-2033&ioType=o) (Official statistic).

Data as of BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35.

## Fundraising Managers employment and pay by year

- On record since: 1905
- Latest US employment: 38,810 (May 2025). Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 [1]
- Latest US median pay: $125,470 (May 2025). Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 [3]
- Outlook: +5.4% by 2035. Source: BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 [16]

### All 6 years of cited US data

| Year | US employment | Annual pay (median unless marked) | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1999 | n/a | $52,000 (average) (estimate) | Est., Association of Fundraising Professionals [2] |
| 2021 | 23,190 | $100,810 | BLS OEWS May 2021 [1] |
| 2022 | 26,240 | $107,390 | BLS OEWS May 2022 [1] |
| 2023 | 31,810 | $119,200 | BLS OEWS May 2023 [1] |
| 2024 | 36,920 | $123,480 | BLS OEWS May 2024 [1] |
| 2025 | 38,810 | $125,470 | BLS OEWS May 2025 [1] |

## Sources (37)

### Employment series

1. BLS OEWS, national cross-industry estimates (flat file), Bureau of Labor Statistics. Editions: [2021](https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm21nat.zip), [2022](https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm22nat.zip), [2023](https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm23nat.zip), [2024](https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24nat.zip), [2025](https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25nat.zip)

### Wage series

2. [Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) -- historical overview of the fundraising profession and member salary surveys](https://afpglobal.org/history-association-fundraising-professionals), Association of Fundraising Professionals
3. BLS OEWS, national cross-industry estimates (flat file), Bureau of Labor Statistics. Editions: [2021](https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm21nat.zip), [2022](https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm22nat.zip), [2023](https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm23nat.zip), [2024](https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24nat.zip), [2025](https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25nat.zip)

### Tool eras

4. [Ward, Dreshman & Reinhardt -- company heritage and history of Charles Sumner Ward campaigns](https://www.wdrincorp.com/our-heritage/), Ward, Dreshman & Reinhardt Inc.
5. [CauseVox -- 120 Years of Fundraising History (Ward and Pierce YMCA 1905 campaign)](https://www.causevox.com/blog/fundraising-history/), CauseVox
6. [Americans for the Arts -- "A Beacon for Philanthropy: The American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel Through Fifty Years, 1935-1985"](https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-program/reports-and-data/legislation-policy/naappd/a-beacon-for-philanthropy-the-american-association-of-fund-raising-counsel-through-fifty-years-1935), Americans for the Arts / AAFRC historical archives
7. [Harvard HOLLIS Archives -- John Price Jones Company records, 1919-1954 (Baker Library Special Collections, ~131 campaigns)](https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/catalog/bak01123), Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School
8. [GiveMomentum Nonprofit Fundraising Glossary -- NSFRE (now AFP) history, founding 1960](https://www.givemomentum.com/nonprofit-fundraising-glossary/nsfre-now-afp), GiveMomentum / NSFRE historical records
9. [HandWiki -- Blackbaud company history (founded 1981 by Anthony Bakker, The Raiser's Edge flagship product)](https://handwiki.org/wiki/Company:Blackbaud), HandWiki / Blackbaud corporate history
10. [Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy -- The Fund Raising School 50th anniversary (founded 1974)](https://philanthropy.indianapolis.iu.edu/campaign/tfrs-50-anniversary.html), Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
11. [HistPhil -- "How did GoFundMe become the Giving Layer of the Internet?" (history of online peer-to-peer fundraising)](https://histphil.org/2023/07/17/how-did-gofundme-become-the-giving-layer-of-the-internet/), HistPhil (History of Philanthropy)
12. [Blackbaud blog -- "What is GivingTuesday? A Nonprofit's Guide" (history of GivingTuesday, launched 2012)](https://www.blackbaud.com/industry-insights/glossary/what-is-givingtuesday), Blackbaud
13. [Philanthropy Roundtable -- "Growth of the Nonprofit Sector: More Charities, Better Solutions" (276,000 charities in 1977, 693,000 by 1997)](https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/resource/growth-of-the-nonprofit-sector-more-charities-better-solutions/), Philanthropy Roundtable
14. [Nonprofit Tech for Good -- "2026 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Marketing & Fundraising Statistics for Nonprofits" (58% use AI in communications, 68% in data analysis)](https://www.nptechforgood.com/101-best-practices/ai-marketing-fundraising-statistics-for-nonprofits/), Nonprofit Tech for Good
15. [Raisely -- "AI for Nonprofits: How AI is Transforming Fundraising in 2025" (47% see AI as biggest opportunity)](https://www.raisely.com/blog/ai-for-nonprofits), Raisely

### Forecasts and exposure studies

16. [BLS Employment Projections 2025-35, National Employment Matrix: 11-2033 Fundraising managers (2025: 48.8 thousand; 2035: 51.4 thousand; +5.4%)](https://data.bls.gov/projections/nationalMatrix?queryParams=11-2033&ioType=o), Bureau of Labor Statistics

### Historical notes

17. [Ward, Dreshman & Reinhardt -- company heritage (founding 1905, YMCA Washington campaign)](https://www.wdrincorp.com/our-heritage/), Ward, Dreshman & Reinhardt Inc.
18. [Harvard HOLLIS Archives -- John Price Jones Company records, 1919-1954 (Baker Library Special Collections; company founded 1919)](https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/catalog/bak01123), Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School
19. [Americans for the Arts -- "A Beacon for Philanthropy: The AAFRC Through Fifty Years, 1935-1985"](https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-program/reports-and-data/legislation-policy/naappd/a-beacon-for-philanthropy-the-american-association-of-fund-raising-counsel-through-fifty-years-1935), Americans for the Arts / AAFRC
20. [GiveMomentum Nonprofit Fundraising Glossary -- NSFRE (now AFP) founding history](https://www.givemomentum.com/nonprofit-fundraising-glossary/nsfre-now-afp), GiveMomentum / NSFRE historical records
21. [Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy -- The Fund Raising School 50th anniversary (founded 1974)](https://philanthropy.indianapolis.iu.edu/campaign/tfrs-50-anniversary.html), Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
22. [Donorbox -- "CFRE Certification for Nonprofits: Everything You Need to Know" (first exam October 3, 1981)](https://donorbox.org/nonprofit-blog/cfre-certification), Donorbox / CFRE historical records
23. [HandWiki -- Blackbaud company history (founded 1981 by Anthony Bakker)](https://handwiki.org/wiki/Company:Blackbaud), HandWiki / Blackbaud corporate history
24. [Giving USA annual report for philanthropy year 2010 (total giving $290.89 billion)](https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/giving-usa-annual-report-philanthropy-year-2010), Giving USA Foundation / AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy
25. [Blackbaud blog -- "What is GivingTuesday?" (history of GivingTuesday, launched 2012 at 92nd Street Y)](https://www.blackbaud.com/industry-insights/glossary/what-is-givingtuesday), Blackbaud
26. [Giving USA 2025 -- US charitable giving $592.50 billion in 2024 (Giving USA Foundation / Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy)](https://givingusa.org/giving-usa-2025-u-s-charitable-giving-grew-to-592-50-billion-in-2024-lifted-by-stock-market-gains/), Giving USA Foundation

### Predecessors & successors

27. [Harvard HOLLIS Archives -- John Price Jones Company records, 1919-1954 (Baker Library Special Collections, consulting firm to institutional model transition)](https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/catalog/bak01123), Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School

### Present-day analysis

- [Eloundou et al. 2024 — GPTs are GPTs (Science)](https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130), accessed 2026-05-21
- [O\*NET 30.3 — US Department of Labor](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), accessed 2026-05-21

How to read these figures: https://futurehistory.earth/methodology. Every figure links to its own source; gaps stay gaps.