Your credit score is a powerful tool. When FICO first introduced the credit score in 1989, it was to help lenders determine the likelihood that you'd fall behind on payments in the next 24 months. FICO used a number of criteria to determine that some criteria weighed more heavily on your score than others.
The survey found that the average nonprofit donor retention rate is only 41 percent, compared to a customer retention rate of 94 percent for businesses. The average new donor retention rate is only 27 percent.
With some organizations, the limit is even less: If you donate to veterans' organizations, fraternal societies, nonprofit cemeteries, and certain private foundations, the limit is 30 percent. Suppose, for example, that your AGI is $90,000 and you donate money to charities in both groups. Your total donations must be under $45,000 and donations to the second group must be less than $30,000.