Free tool
See how many donors you need to hit your goal — and get a gift-range chart to plan your asks, the way experienced fundraisers actually structure a campaign.
| Level | Gift | Donors | Raises |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead gift | $10,000 | 1 | $10,000 |
| Major gifts | $5,000 | 3 | $15,000 |
| Mid-level gifts | $1,250 | 10 | $12,500 |
| Supporter gifts | $250 | 30 | $7,500 |
| Grassroots gifts | $50 | 100 | $5,000 |
Most campaigns raise the bulk of their goal from a handful of lead gifts. Use this chart to set asks — then run tickets, a silent auction, and donations in one place with VenueFuze.
Divide your goal by your average gift. But most campaigns don't raise evenly — the bulk comes from a few large gifts. This calculator shows both the flat-average number and a suggested gift-range chart to plan realistically.
It's a fundraising planning tool: a small number of lead and major gifts provide most of the goal, supported by more mid-level and grassroots gifts. Setting target ask amounts by tier makes a campaign far more likely to succeed than hoping for many equal gifts.
VenueFuze runs the event side of fundraising — ticketed galas, a silent auction, a raffle, peer-to-peer pages with a goal thermometer, and donations — all in one checkout, paid to your own processor.