{
  "name": "Nonprofit & Social Organizations",
  "edition_label": "October 2026",
  "edition_updated_at": "2026-10-11",
  "slug": "nonprofit-social-organizations",
  "kind": "industry",
  "parent_slug": null,
  "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations",
  "scope": "Category research. Verified account AOV aggregate supplied separately.",
  "directory_status": "deferred",
  "page_readiness": "published",
  "directory_notice": null,
  "benchmark": {
    "status": "verified_aggregate",
    "slug": "nonprofit-social-organizations",
    "parent_slug": null,
    "cohort_scope": "root_and_children",
    "median_aov_usd": 29.48,
    "p25_aov_usd": 7.46,
    "p75_aov_usd": 57.04,
    "metric_window": null,
    "scope_label": "Equal-weight account aggregate · Reporting period not supplied",
    "methodology": "Median and middle 50% of account-level average order values. Each account value is purchase ROAS multiplied by cost per purchase in USD. Successful classifications, including manual corrections, with positive finite spend, purchases, ROAS and cost per purchase. Accounts are counted once with equal weight. Quartiles use linear interpolation. Root cohorts include direct root classifications and their child categories; exact-child cohorts exclude parent and sibling categories. The source selects the highest-spend coverage row per account among snapshots dated within the preceding 30 days; the underlying reporting period is not supplied. This is a dated aggregate advertising-data snapshot, not business-wide AOV or a census.",
    "read_at": "2026-10-11T14:10:28.346662+00:00",
    "period_label": "Dated snapshot · underlying reporting period not supplied",
    "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations account AOV: median $29.48; middle 50% $7.46–$57.04. Snapshot read 2026-10-11T14:10:28.346662+00:00; underlying reporting period not supplied. https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark",
    "source": {
      "name": "Madgicx Research & Labs",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark"
    }
  },
  "metric_definitions": [],
  "metric_definitions_scope": "Definitions only; no ACV, MRR or ARPU benchmark or measured correlation is supplied.",
  "brands": null,
  "answers": [
    {
      "group": "In this industry",
      "id": "answer-r4-donor-record",
      "question": "Is a donation-support inquiry evidence of a new gift?",
      "text": "American Red Cross Donor Care lists assistance with receipt acknowledgments, refunds, contact updates and monthly donations, and provides a financial-donation inquiry route. Those support requests can concern existing donations. A completed inquiry should not be counted as a new collected gift without a corresponding donation record; the support page does not establish tax eligibility.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-r4-donor-record",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations. Is a donation-support inquiry evidence of a new gift? American Red Cross Donor Care lists assistance with receipt acknowledgments, refunds, contact updates and monthly donations, and provides a financial-donation inquiry route. Those support requests can concern existing donations. A completed inquiry should not be counted as a new collected gift without a corresponding donation record; the support page does not establish tax eligibility.  Source: https://www.redcross.org/contact-us/financial-donation-inquiry.html Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-r4-donor-record",
      "source_url": "https://www.redcross.org/contact-us/financial-donation-inquiry.html"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this industry",
      "id": "answer-r4-donor-repeat",
      "question": "Does signing up for monthly giving mean every future gift has been collected?",
      "text": "UNICEF USA says a monthly gift is charged to the preferred payment method each month and recorded in transaction history. Enrollment establishes a recurring arrangement, not proof that future payments have already occurred. Acquisition analysis should distinguish the signup, successful charges and accumulated collected gifts without reporting an assumed lifetime donation value.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-r4-donor-repeat",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations. Does signing up for monthly giving mean every future gift has been collected? UNICEF USA says a monthly gift is charged to the preferred payment method each month and recorded in transaction history. Enrollment establishes a recurring arrangement, not proof that future payments have already occurred. Acquisition analysis should distinguish the signup, successful charges and accumulated collected gifts without reporting an assumed lifetime donation value.  Source: https://www.unicefusa.org/how-help/donate/donate-monthly/how-monthly-giving-works Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-r4-donor-repeat",
      "source_url": "https://www.unicefusa.org/how-help/donate/donate-monthly/how-monthly-giving-works"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this industry",
      "id": "answer-r4-donor-change",
      "question": "Does changing a recurring donation schedule represent a new donor acquisition?",
      "text": "charity: water's support guidance lets recurring donors change the date, amount or payment method and pause their giving. These are changes to an existing arrangement. Reporting should distinguish donor acquisition from schedule changes and successful subsequent gifts; an updated recurring amount does not establish how much has already been collected.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-r4-donor-change",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations. Does changing a recurring donation schedule represent a new donor acquisition? charity: water's support guidance lets recurring donors change the date, amount or payment method and pause their giving. These are changes to an existing arrangement. Reporting should distinguish donor acquisition from schedule changes and successful subsequent gifts; an updated recurring amount does not establish how much has already been collected.  Source: https://support.charitywater.org/hc/en-us/articles/115004114366-How-does-a-monthly-recurring-donation-work Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-r4-donor-change",
      "source_url": "https://support.charitywater.org/hc/en-us/articles/115004114366-How-does-a-monthly-recurring-donation-work"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this industry",
      "id": "answer-r4-donor-match",
      "question": "Is an employer matching-gift request the same transaction as the original donation?",
      "text": "Habitat describes a separate employer-match request after the original online gift and receipt. It also directs gifts to a local affiliate through that affiliate's matching process. The original gift, match request and received match are distinct records. A donation campaign should not assume that submitting a request means the employer match has been paid.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-r4-donor-match",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations. Is an employer matching-gift request the same transaction as the original donation? Habitat describes a separate employer-match request after the original online gift and receipt. It also directs gifts to a local affiliate through that affiliate's matching process. The original gift, match request and received match are distinct records. A donation campaign should not assume that submitting a request means the employer match has been paid.  Source: https://www.habitat.org/support/workplace-giving/employer-matching-gifts-FAQ Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-r4-donor-match",
      "source_url": "https://www.habitat.org/support/workplace-giving/employer-matching-gifts-FAQ"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-median-aov",
      "question": "What is the average order value benchmark for Nonprofit & Social Organizations?",
      "text": "The median account AOV for Nonprofit & Social Organizations is $29.48 USD. This is the middle account-level average order value in the benchmark.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-median-aov",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations. What is the average order value benchmark for Nonprofit & Social Organizations? The median account AOV for Nonprofit & Social Organizations is $29.48 USD. This is the middle account-level average order value in the benchmark. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-median-aov",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-aov-range",
      "question": "What is the typical AOV range in Nonprofit & Social Organizations?",
      "text": "The middle 50% of account AOVs runs from $7.46 to $57.04 USD. This is the interquartile range, not the minimum and maximum.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-aov-range",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations. What is the typical AOV range in Nonprofit & Social Organizations? The middle 50% of account AOVs runs from $7.46 to $57.04 USD. This is the interquartile range, not the minimum and maximum. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-aov-range",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-lower-quartile-aov",
      "question": "What is the lower-quartile AOV?",
      "text": "The 25th-percentile account AOV is $7.46 USD. It marks the lower edge of the middle 50% of this distribution.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-lower-quartile-aov",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations. What is the lower-quartile AOV? The 25th-percentile account AOV is $7.46 USD. It marks the lower edge of the middle 50% of this distribution. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-lower-quartile-aov",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-upper-quartile-aov",
      "question": "What is the upper-quartile AOV?",
      "text": "The 75th-percentile account AOV is $57.04 USD. It marks the upper edge of the middle 50%, not a performance target.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-upper-quartile-aov",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations. What is the upper-quartile AOV? The 75th-percentile account AOV is $57.04 USD. It marks the upper edge of the middle 50%, not a performance target. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-upper-quartile-aov",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-aov-calculation",
      "question": "How is account AOV calculated for this benchmark?",
      "text": "Each account value is purchase ROAS multiplied by cost per purchase in USD. The benchmark reports the median and middle 50% of those account values. Accounts are counted once and receive equal weight.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-aov-calculation",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations. How is account AOV calculated for this benchmark? Each account value is purchase ROAS multiplied by cost per purchase in USD. The benchmark reports the median and middle 50% of those account values. Accounts are counted once and receive equal weight. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-aov-calculation",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-median-or-mean",
      "question": "Is this the mean AOV across all orders?",
      "text": "No. It is the median of account-level average order values. Each account receives equal weight; it is not a pooled average of every order.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-median-or-mean",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations. Is this the mean AOV across all orders? No. It is the median of account-level average order values. Each account receives equal weight; it is not a pooled average of every order. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-median-or-mean",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-benchmark-period",
      "question": "What dates does this AOV benchmark cover?",
      "text": "The snapshot was read on 11 October 2026. The underlying reporting period was not supplied. The October 2026 label identifies the page edition, not the period in which the advertising results were measured.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-benchmark-period",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations. What dates does this AOV benchmark cover? The snapshot was read on 11 October 2026. The underlying reporting period was not supplied. The October 2026 label identifies the page edition, not the period in which the advertising results were measured. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-benchmark-period",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-benchmark-coverage",
      "question": "Which industry or subcategory does this benchmark cover?",
      "text": "This benchmark covers Nonprofit & Social Organizations classifications at the industry root and its subcategories. It is an aggregated advertising-data benchmark, not a census of all businesses.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-benchmark-coverage",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations. Which industry or subcategory does this benchmark cover? This benchmark covers Nonprofit & Social Organizations classifications at the industry root and its subcategories. It is an aggregated advertising-data benchmark, not a census of all businesses. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-benchmark-coverage",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-compare-aov",
      "question": "How can I compare my AOV with this benchmark?",
      "text": "Enter your AOV in USD in the comparison field above. It shows the difference from the median and whether your value falls below, within or above the middle 50%. Your entered amount stays on this page.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-compare-aov",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations. How can I compare my AOV with this benchmark? Enter your AOV in USD in the comparison field above. It shows the difference from the median and whether your value falls below, within or above the middle 50%. Your entered amount stays on this page. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-compare-aov",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-aov-performance",
      "question": "Does an above-median AOV mean better advertising performance?",
      "text": "The comparison describes position in the account AOV distribution, not profitability. It is not a performance score.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-aov-performance",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations. Does an above-median AOV mean better advertising performance? The comparison describes position in the account AOV distribution, not profitability. It is not a performance score. USD · Equal-weight account aggregate. Snapshot read 11 October 2026; underlying reporting period not supplied. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-aov-performance",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Use this research",
      "id": "answer-download-research",
      "question": "Can I download this industry research?",
      "text": "The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-download-research",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations. Can I download this industry research? The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.  Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-download-research",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#reuse"
    },
    {
      "group": "Use this research",
      "id": "answer-cite-research",
      "question": "How should I cite a finding from this page?",
      "text": "When reuse is permitted, credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-cite-research",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Nonprofit & Social Organizations. How should I cite a finding from this page? When reuse is permitted, credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.  Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#answer-cite-research",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/nonprofit-social-organizations#reuse"
    }
  ]
}