Creating filtered contribution reports is a powerful tool in your database.  One example is if you want to see what donors have given year-by-year.

The links below provide a walkthrough on how to go through the steps.

Article: https://www.trailblz.com/kb/?action=view&kb=302&cat=0&qq=filter

Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAWAtubEcDU

Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcdB1BKOF7A