In 2012 United Methodist congregations in the U.S. received approximately 5.5 billion dollars for their annual budgets and a little more than a billion dollars of designated giving. For comparison, this is about the same as the combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Sierra Leone and Liberia.
If you combine all of the income received for the general budget for churches of at least five members:
• About 45% comes from pledges
• About 43% comes from non-pledging but identified givers
• About 4% comes from unidentified givers
• The rest comes primarily from fundraisers, building use fees, interest and dividends, and other sources
Of the income that is received for designated projects:
• About 47% is a result of capital campaigns
• About 11% is received for directed benevolent giving including Advance Specials
• About 5% comes from connectional and institutional sources outside the church such as grants and equitable salary support
• About 25% comes from memorials, endowments, and bequests
• The rest comes primarily from fundraisers, projects, and other sources.
The ratio of general budget income to designated income is 5.4 to 1. (So for every $1 of designated income there is $5.40 of general budget income.)
I thought it might be interesting to see if there were any differences in these patterns if we looked at it by jurisdiction. You will find the breakout below. I few things that surprised me were:
• The Northeastern Jurisdiction has the lowest percentage of pledgers and the Western Jurisdiction has the highest.
• The Northeastern Jurisdiction has the highest ratio of general budget income to designated income and the North Central Jurisdiction has the lowest.
• The South Central Jurisdiction has the highest percentage of designated income coming from capital campaigns and the Northeastern Jurisdiction has the lowest.
In the Northeastern Jurisdiction, if you combine all of the income received for the general budget for churches of at least five members:
• About 38% comes from pledges
• About 40% comes from non-pledging but identified givers
• About 7% comes from unidentified givers
• The rest comes primarily from fundraisers, building use fees, interest and dividends, and other sources
Of the income that is received for designated projects:
• About 37% is a result of capital campaigns
• About 13% is received for directed benevolent giving including Advance Specials
• About 5% comes from connectional and institutional sources outside the church such as grants and equitable salary support
• About 34% comes from memorials, endowments, and bequests
• The rest comes primarily from fundraisers, projects, and other sources.
The ratio of general budget income to designated income is 6.7 to 1. (So for every $1 of designated income there is $6.70 of general budget income.)
In the Southeastern Jurisdiction, if you combine all of the income received for the general budget for churches of at least five members:
• About 44% comes from pledges
• About 47% comes from non-pledging but identified givers
• About 4% comes from unidentified givers
• The rest comes primarily from fundraisers, building use fees, interest and dividends, and other sources
Of the income that is received for designated projects:
• About 49% is a result of capital campaigns
• About 11% is received for directed benevolent giving including Advance Specials
• About 4% comes from connectional and institutional sources outside the church such as grants and equitable salary support
• About 22% comes from memorials, endowments, and bequests
• The rest comes primarily from fundraisers, projects, and other sources.
The ratio of general budget income to designated income is 6 to 1. (So for every $1 of designated income there is $6 of general budget income.)
In the Western Jurisdiction, if you combine all of the income received for the general budget for churches of at least five members:
• About 52% comes from pledges
• About 30% comes from non-pledging but identified givers
• About 3% comes from unidentified givers
• The rest comes primarily from fundraisers, building use fees, interest and dividends, and other sources
Of the income that is received for designated projects:
• About 38% is a result of capital campaigns
• About 12% is received for directed benevolent giving including Advance Specials
• About 7% comes from connectional and institutional sources outside the church such as grants and equitable salary support
• About 36% comes from memorials, endowments, and bequests
• The rest comes primarily from fundraisers, projects, and other sources.
The ratio of general budget income to designated income is 5.6 to 1. (So for every $1 of designated income there is $5.60 of general budget income.)
In the South Central Jurisdiction, if you combine all of the income received for the general budget for churches of at least five members:
• About 49% comes from pledges
• About 42% comes from non-pledging but identified givers
• About 3% comes from unidentified givers
• The rest comes primarily from fundraisers, building use fees, interest and dividends, and other sources
Of the income that is received for designated projects:
• About 55% is a result of capital campaigns
• About 8% is received for directed benevolent giving including Advance Specials
• About 4% comes from connectional and institutional sources outside the church such as grants and equitable salary support
• About 19% comes from memorials, endowments, and bequests
• The rest comes primarily from fundraisers, projects, and other sources.
The ratio of general budget income to designated income is 4.7 to 1. (So for every $1 of designated income there is $4.70 of general budget income.)
In the North Central Jurisdiction, if you combine all of the income received for the general budget for churches of at least five members:
• About 46% comes from pledges
• About 43% comes from non-pledging but identified givers
• About 4% comes from unidentified givers
• The rest comes primarily from fundraisers, building use fees, interest and dividends, and other sources
Of the income that is received for designated projects:
• About 44% is a result of capital campaigns
• About 13% is received for directed benevolent giving including Advance Specials
• About 4% comes from connectional and institutional sources outside the church such as grants and equitable salary support
• About 28% comes from memorials, endowments, and bequests
• The rest comes primarily from fundraisers, projects, and other sources.
The ratio of general budget income to designated income is 4.7 to 1. (So for every $1 of designated income there is $4.70 of general budget income.)
The statistical data included herein were provided at no charge by the General Council on Finance and Administration of The United Methodist Church (GCFA) and may be obtained directly from GCFA, PO Box 340020, Nashville, TN 37203-0029. This data is proprietary and is owned by GCFA and may not be used in any commercial or exploitative way, to make a financial profit, or in a manner that defames the United Methodist denomination or its agencies or organizations. GCFA does not endorse any particular use of the data or accept responsibility for its interpretation or analysis by another.
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