Guidance for giving to ministries helping in the flooding disaster
MinistryWatch encourages those who wish to support the disaster victims in Texas to exercise caution in choosing the organizations to which they donate.
Based on our research, these 169 ministries achieved a donor confidence score of 49 or lower.
In the MinistryWatch 1000 database, 169 ministries earn a donor confidence score (DCS) of 49 or below—a designation we believe warrants withholding donations.
Organization changes tax status to ‘association of churches,’ no longer files Form 990
Ministry Spotlight: Convoy of Hope is a Christian humanitarian and disaster relief organization.
More ministries call themselves a ‘church’ or ‘association of churches’ to avoid disclosure requirements
Since 2020, more than 80 of the 1,000 largest Christian ministries in the US have asked the Internal Revenue Service to classify them as an “association of churches.”
Downgrades for Convoy of Hope and UnfoldingWord; Upgrades for New Life Family Services and Stadia
Here at MinistryWatch, one of our goals is to equip donors with the information they need to make wise decisions with their giving. That’s why we manage our database, which rates more than 1,000 of ...
The top four ministries remain the same as last year.
This month our list features the 50 largest Christian relief and development organizations.
Erasing medical debt, LA fire relief, rebuilding lives in Ukraine, helping churches serve orphans, packing food for hungry children
In the fall of 2024, members of Peavine Baptist Church in Rock Springs, Georgia, gave nearly $25,000 in donations toward a “Christmas Project.” By partnering with Undue Medical Debt, the church used that money to ...
Church set goal in 1990s, and dedicates 20% of budget to missions.
From furnishing battered women’s shelters to building schools and digging clean water wells in Africa, Victory Church—a megachurch with over 18,000 members across four campuses in Atlanta—reached its goal of giving $100 million to missions ...
World Vision remains atop the list while three new ministries join top 10.
Below is a list of the 50 largest Christian ministries in the MinistryWatch database based on their revenue, which ranges from $77 million to $1.5 billion. This list does not include colleges and universities nor ...