Donates vs Donated - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between donates and donated

is that donates is third-person singular of donate while donated is past tense of donate.

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To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.

She donates 100 dollars to Red Crescent every year.

He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.

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