diff --git a/apps/backend/src/donations/donations.controller.spec.ts b/apps/backend/src/donations/donations.controller.spec.ts
index 7ab7a9c..29e68b4 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/donations/donations.controller.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/donations/donations.controller.spec.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ describe('DonationsController', () => {
     create: jest.fn(),
     findPublic: jest.fn(),
     getTotalDonations: jest.fn(),
+    exportToCsv: jest.fn(),
   };
 
   const mockRepository = {
@@ -295,6 +296,24 @@ describe('DonationsController', () => {
       expect(result.total).toBe(0);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('exportCsv', () => {
+    it('should call service exportToCsv method', async () => {
+      const mockStream = {
+        [Symbol.asyncIterator]: async function* () {
+          yield 'ID,First Name,Last Name,Email,Amount,Type,Interval,Date,Transaction ID\n';
+          yield '1,John,Doe,john@example.com,100,one_time,,2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z,txn_123\n';
+        },
+      };
+
+      mockService.exportToCsv = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(mockStream);
+
+      const result = await controller.exportCsv();
+
+      expect(service.exportToCsv).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(result).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 interface TestDonation {
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/donations/donations.controller.ts b/apps/backend/src/donations/donations.controller.ts
index cba94bc..06294de 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/donations/donations.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/donations/donations.controller.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import {
   ValidationPipe,
   HttpCode,
   HttpStatus,
+  StreamableFile,
+  Header,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
 import {
   ApiTags,
@@ -262,4 +264,27 @@ export class DonationsController {
       totalPages: result.totalPages,
     };
   }
+
+  @Get('export')
+  @UseGuards(AuthGuard('jwt'))
+  @ApiBearerAuth()
+  @Header('Content-Type', 'text/csv')
+  @Header('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="donations.csv"')
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: 'export donations to CSV (admin)',
+    description:
+      'export all donations to a CSV file with streaming support. Requires authentication.',
+  })
+  @ApiResponse({
+    status: 200,
+    description: 'CSV file stream',
+  })
+  @ApiResponse({
+    status: 401,
+    description: 'unauthorized',
+  })
+  async exportCsv(): Promise<StreamableFile> {
+    const stream = await this.donationsService.exportToCsv();
+    return new StreamableFile(stream);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/donations/donations.service.spec.ts b/apps/backend/src/donations/donations.service.spec.ts
index 8348fc7..97cba5b 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/donations/donations.service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/donations/donations.service.spec.ts
@@ -404,4 +404,97 @@ describe('DonationsService', () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe('exportToCsv', () => {
+    it('should include all donation data in CSV rows', async () => {
+      const stream = await service.exportToCsv();
+
+      const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+      for await (const chunk of stream) {
+        chunks.push(Buffer.from(chunk));
+      }
+      const csvContent = Buffer.concat(chunks).toString('utf-8');
+
+      const lines = csvContent.split('\n');
+      expect(lines.length).toBe(4); // Header + 3 data rows
+
+      // Check that donation data is present
+      expect(csvContent).toContain(validDonation1.firstName);
+      expect(csvContent).toContain(validDonation1.email);
+      expect(csvContent).toContain(String(validDonation1.amount));
+    });
+
+    it('should handle empty donations list', async () => {
+      // Clear the in-memory donations
+      jest.spyOn(repo, 'find').mockResolvedValue([]);
+
+      const stream = await service.exportToCsv();
+
+      const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+      for await (const chunk of stream) {
+        chunks.push(Buffer.from(chunk));
+      }
+      const csvContent = Buffer.concat(chunks).toString('utf-8');
+
+      const lines = csvContent.split('\n');
+      expect(lines.length).toBe(1); // Should only have header
+      expect(lines[0]).toBe(
+        'ID,First Name,Last Name,Email,Amount,Type,Interval,Date,Transaction ID',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should escape CSV fields with commas correctly', async () => {
+      const donationWithComma = {
+        ...validDonation1,
+        id: 999,
+        firstName: 'John, Jr.',
+        lastName: 'Smith, Sr.',
+      };
+
+      jest
+        .spyOn(repo, 'find')
+        .mockResolvedValue([donationWithComma as Donation]);
+
+      const stream = await service.exportToCsv();
+
+      const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+      for await (const chunk of stream) {
+        chunks.push(Buffer.from(chunk));
+      }
+      const csvContent = Buffer.concat(chunks).toString('utf-8');
+
+      // Fields with commas should be wrapped in quotes
+      expect(csvContent).toContain('"John, Jr."');
+      expect(csvContent).toContain('"Smith, Sr."');
+    });
+
+    it('should handle null/undefined values correctly', async () => {
+      const donationWithNulls = {
+        ...validDonation1,
+        id: 888,
+        recurringInterval: null,
+        transactionId: null,
+      };
+
+      jest
+        .spyOn(repo, 'find')
+        .mockResolvedValue([donationWithNulls as Donation]);
+
+      const stream = await service.exportToCsv();
+
+      const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+      for await (const chunk of stream) {
+        chunks.push(Buffer.from(chunk));
+      }
+      const csvContent = Buffer.concat(chunks).toString('utf-8');
+
+      const lines = csvContent.split('\n');
+      const dataRow = lines[1];
+      const fields = dataRow.split(',');
+
+      // Null values should be empty strings
+      expect(fields[6]).toBe(''); // recurringInterval
+      expect(fields[8]).toBe(''); // transactionId
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/donations/donations.service.ts b/apps/backend/src/donations/donations.service.ts
index 3fac004..9ff5767 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/donations/donations.service.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/donations/donations.service.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from './donation.entity';
 import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
 import { CreateDonationRequest, Donation as DomainDonation } from './mappers';
+import { Readable } from 'stream';
 
 interface PaymentIntentSyncPayload {
   donationId?: number;
@@ -261,4 +262,58 @@ export class DonationsService {
 
     await this.donationRepository.save(donation);
   }
+
+  async exportToCsv(): Promise<Readable> {
+    const donations = await this.donationRepository.find();
+    const headers = [
+      'ID',
+      'First Name',
+      'Last Name',
+      'Email',
+      'Amount',
+      'Type',
+      'Interval',
+      'Date',
+      'Transaction ID',
+    ];
+
+    // Helper function to escape CSV fields
+    const escapeCsvField = (
+      field: string | number | null | undefined,
+    ): string => {
+      if (field === null || field === undefined) {
+        return '';
+      }
+      const stringValue = String(field);
+      // If the field contains comma, quote, or newline, wrap in quotes and escape quotes
+      if (
+        stringValue.includes(',') ||
+        stringValue.includes('"') ||
+        stringValue.includes('\n')
+      ) {
+        return `"${stringValue.replace(/"/g, '""')}"`;
+      }
+      return stringValue;
+    };
+
+    const csvRows: string[] = [headers.join(',')];
+    for (const donation of donations) {
+      const row = [
+        escapeCsvField(donation.id),
+        escapeCsvField(donation.firstName),
+        escapeCsvField(donation.lastName),
+        escapeCsvField(donation.email),
+        escapeCsvField(donation.amount),
+        escapeCsvField(donation.donationType),
+        escapeCsvField(donation.recurringInterval),
+        escapeCsvField(donation.createdAt.toISOString()),
+        escapeCsvField(donation.transactionId),
+      ];
+      csvRows.push(row.join(','));
+    }
+    const csvContent = csvRows.join('\n');
+    const stream = Readable.from([csvContent]);
+
+    return stream;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/nx.json b/nx.json
index bee425e..9ed0636 100644
--- a/nx.json
+++ b/nx.json
@@ -58,6 +58,5 @@
       }
     }
   },
-  "nxCloudAccessToken": "OTc0MjgyZDgtMTYzYy00OTYwLTg5NWEtNDQ5YTg2ZjJkMDU2fHJlYWQtd3JpdGU=",
   "useInferencePlugins": false
 }