Many churches and faith-based
organizations mistakenly believe federal faith-based initiatives
funding is their most likely source of support
The Difference Faith Makes – In Cash
Many churches and faith-based organizations believe federal
faith-based initiatives funding is their most likely source of
support for their social-service ministries. But, the truth is,
this source is the smallest of them all. In 2005, federal
faith-based initiatives funding accounted for just $2.1 billion
of the $93 billion given to religious programs that year.
The following statistics, gathered from reputable research
organizations across America, makes clear who gives the most
money to ministry.
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In 2005, the
Foundation Center reported that individual donors gave
nearly $200 billion to charity, almost five times
more than foundations, governments and corporations
contributed -- 76.5% of all estimated giving that year.
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According to
research from The Barna Group, the individual donors who
give most in America are religious. They tend to support
both faith-based and secular programs that focus on health,
human services, youth development, education, and arts and
culture.
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Of all
religious givers, Evangelical Christians give most. In one
year, 93% of evangelicals gave an average of $2,476 to
nonprofit organizations, an amount more than twice the
nation’s donor average of $1,045.
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A Syracuse
University essay reports that the average religious person
is 23% more likely to give financially and 26% more likely
to volunteer their time than a demographically identical
nonreligious person.
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According to
a Pew Research Center poll, Americans are becoming more
religious than they were in the 1980s. Protestants who’d
consider themselves “born again” have increased from 41
percent in 1987 to 54 percent in 2003.
Looking for more money for your
ministry? You’re most likely to find it among ministry’s biggest
givers – the 255 million Americans who today profess to be Christian
and the nearly 2,000 “faith-friendly” grant makers supporting local,
national and international religious programs. Fundingmyministry.com
offers web seminars that reveal where to find these givers and how
to attract their support using the Bible-based Best Practices of the
apostle Peter. |
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