2026 YourCause CSR Industry Report

Where does your CSR program actually stand?

Insights from the 14th Annual Report with benchmarking data from 300+ companies

Since 2015, the Industry Review has helped CSR leaders understand how employee engagement and corporate social responsibility programs are evolving.

How this report comes to life:

Built from a deep analysis of data inside CSRconnect® and GrantsConnect®, this report offers the most comprehensive view of the corporate impact landscape using real platform activity. The findings represent a subset of our entire client and employee population and evaluate program data from January – December 2025.

This report is created to provide benchmarking data and identify measurable shifts in philanthropic behavior, helping CSR leaders make more informed decisions.

What you will get from the report:

• Where employee participation is increasing and where it is quietly declining

• How top-performing programs are driving higher engagement without increasing budget

• What is changing in giving and grantmaking behavior, and what it means for your strategy

• The role of program design, including ERGs, flexibility, and incentives, in driving results

• Benchmarks by company size, industry, and geography so you can see how your program compares