Giving USA Archives - MinistryWatch
'Generosity is deeply rooted in our culture, but it doesn’t happen by accident.'
Individuals, bequests, foundations and corporations contributed an estimated $592.5 billion to U.S. charities during 2024. New data contained within Giving USA 2025: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2024 showed total giving outpaced ...
Gen X are still the most generous with their volunteer time.
There may be more than one reason Generation X is dubbed the Forgotten Generation. According to a Giving USA survey, they are being surpassed by their younger counterparts—Millennials—when it comes to charitable giving.
Drop could reflect concerns among donors about the economy
ANALYSIS–The MinistryWatch Index fell .9 percent in April to 151. The MinistryWatch Index is based on the revenue of 38 large Christian ministries, ministries that represent all of the 21 ministry segments tracked by MinistryWatch. ...
Index tracks revenue of large Christian ministries
The MinistryWatch Index remained essentially flat during the month of November.
Could a drop be a sign of economic trouble ahead?
The MinistryWatch Index in October saw its first monthly drop this year and the biggest one-month drop since the beginning of the survey in 2015.
Index tracks revenue of large Christian ministries
The MinistryWatch Index tracks the total revenue of 38 of the largest Christian ministries in the nation.
ANALYSIS–The MinistryWatch Index remained unchanged this month, hovering at 148, which is the same as last month. The revenue number on which the Index is based grew by a modest .3 percent during the month. ...
With the holiday gift shopping season in full swing, Americans are filling their carts with gifts for family and friends—but many are also carving space in their budgets for charities and other not-for-profit organizations on ...
Giving to charities dropped 6 percent in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same time last year, including an 11-percent dive in March as the country headed into the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) shutdowns.
