L.A. ranks No. 1 in GoFundMe giving

Among states in 2025, California is first in terms of repeat donors, report says.

- BY GRACE TOOHEY

During a tumultuous year marked by several crises — most notably the devastating January wildfires — Californians, and Angelenos in particular, responded with generosity, being the most likely to have been repeat donors to GoFundMe fundraisers in 2025, the company announced.

GoFundMe’s “Year in Help” report, published Tuesday, ranked California as the most generous state and Los Angeles County as the most generous community, based on the percent of repeat donors to GoFundMe charities or crowdsourced fundraisers.

Four other California counties were also ranked in the top 10, with Marin ranked second, Santa Cruz eighth, Ventura ninth and Santa Barbara 10th.

“What we continue to see is that when needs grow, individuals and nonprofits respond with even more generosity,” said Tim Cadogan, chief executive of GoFundMe and an Altadena resident.

“You never want your community to be affected in that way, but the promising part of it is when things happen, people do really step up,” he said. “We've seen that here.... It’s just very hopeful that when the chips are down, people do step up.”