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Using Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances data, adults 55+ held 73% of U.S. national wealth in 2022, up from 53% in 1989. Panel Study on Income Dynamics results (2023, N=7,694) show older adults donate more often and larger amounts, and are more likely to volunteer and contribute more hours. 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Stanford Center on Longevity, Stanford, California, United States,  \n2. Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States  \nSocioemotional selectivity theory (SST) posits that as future time horizons shorten, older adults increasingly prioritize emotional meaning. Reflecting this shift, prosocial behavior such as charitable giving tends to rise with age. Yet this pattern has not been tested in large, nationally representative surveys. This gap is important given that older adults hold a majority of national wealth and their giving decisions carry broad societal implications. Using data from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, we found that in 2022, adults aged 55 and over held 73% of the national wealth (ages 40-54: 20%; under 40: 7%), up from 53% in 1989, a one-third surge across three decades. Prosocial behavior was examined in the Panel Study on Income Dynamics, a nationally representative sample collected in 2023 (N = 7,694; ages 18–98, M = 48, SD = 16) . Consistent with prior findings, older adults were more likely to donate (β = 0.01, p\u003C.001, R²=.081) and donated larger amounts (β =38.47, p\u003C.001, R²=.013) than younger adults. Similarly, older adults were more likely to volunteer (β = 0.002, p\u003C.001, R²=.005) and volunteered more hours (β = 0.01, p\u003C.001, R²=.004) than younger adults. These effects held after controlling for wealth, race, and marital  \nInnovation in Aging, 2025, Vol. 9, No. S2 1159  \nstatus. Taken together, the growing concentration of wealth among older adults and their heightened prosociality suggest they may represent a strategic focus for philanthropy. Encouraging charitable giving in later life could help redirect intergenerational wealth transfers to promote equity.","cbCairmrzRwmWfgy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairmrzRwmWfgy","pdf",1977033,"English","# Abstract\n## Aging and prosocial behavior\n## Wealth concentration among older adults\n## Evidence from national surveys","[{\"question\":\"What does socioemotional selectivity theory predict about aging and prosociality?\",\"answer\":\"It predicts that as older adults perceive shorter future time horizons, they prioritize emotional meaning, which can increase prosocial behavior such as charitable giving.\"},{\"question\":\"How did older adults’ share of national wealth change from 1989 to 2022?\",\"answer\":\"Using the Survey of Consumer Finances, adults 55+ increased their share of national wealth from 53% in 1989 to 73% in 2022.\"},{\"question\":\"What prosocial behaviors were measured in the national survey analysis?\",\"answer\":\"Donation likelihood and donation amounts, and volunteering likelihood and hours volunteered were analyzed using the Panel Study on Income Dynamics.\"}]","AGING, WEALTH, AND PROSOCIALITY - Insights From Large Nationally Representative Surveys | PDF",1790641178]