Fundraising Goal Progress Calculator

Work out fundraising goal progress instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Fundraising Goal Progress Calculator

Progress is raised over goal, the average donation is raised over donors, and the donors still needed divides the shortfall by that average. Expressing the gap in donors rather than currency is what makes an appeal actionable, because outreach is planned in people not pounds.

Formula

Donors needed

donors = ceiling((goal - raised) / average donation)

Worked example

With the default values below, Fundraising Goal Progress Calculator returns Progress to goal of 65.60%. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Fundraising goalminimum 0.01: 25,000
Raised so farminimum 0: 16,400
Donors so farminimum 1: 210
Days remainingminimum 1: 21

Results

Progress to goal: 65.60%
Still to raise: $8,600.00
Average donation so far: $78.10
Further donors needed at that average: 111

Step by step

1Values used
2Donors needed
3Progress to goal= 65.60
4Still to raise= 8,600.00
5Average donation so far= 78.10
6Further donors needed at that average= 111

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Fundraising Goal Progress figure worked out?

donors = ceiling((goal - raised) / average donation). Progress is raised over goal, the average donation is raised over donors, and the donors still needed divides the shortfall by that average.

Why does this matter?

Expressing the gap in donors rather than currency is what makes an appeal actionable, because outreach is planned in people not pounds.

What do I need to enter?

Enter fundraising goal, raised so far, donors so far, days remaining. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.