Religious giving rose 2 percent last year: $88 million to religious congregations
Donations to religious congregations in the U.S. rose by nearly 2 percent last year, to an estimated $88 billion, according to a new study.
The Giving USA Foundation annual report, released June 13, divides donations into ten categories, including the arts, international aid and education. The category called “religious organizations” outpaced them all in total giving, as it traditionally does.