philanthropy
Religious donors keep giving to houses of worship and beyond amid inflation
By Adelle M. Banks — January 23, 2024
(RNS) — Most religious donors gave the same amount of money (or more) to their congregations in 2023 as in 2022, a new report finds.
US giving to Israeli nonprofits – how much Jews and Christians donate and where the money goes
By Jamie Levine Daniel — May 1, 2023
(The Conversation) — Political situations in both Israel and the US could be changing prior patterns with these donations, which fund hospitals, museums and a wide array of organizations.
MacKenzie Scott gives $15 million to Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
By Jack Jenkins — November 14, 2022
It's the single largest donation in the organization's 83-year history.
How Muslim Americans meet their charitable obligations: 3 findings from new research
By Micah A. Hughes, Rafeel Wasif, and Shariq Siddiqui — April 25, 2022
(The Conversation) — The kind of giving known as Zakat can include everything from donating to nonprofits to smiling at strangers.
How to help Ukrainians today: Organizations providing aid
By Andrea Klick — February 25, 2022
(RNS) — RNS has compiled a list of verified organizations — many of them religious or religiously affiliated — working to support Ukrainians right now.
After moving out of their comfort zone, atheists in Kenya gain visibility
By Fredrick Nzwili — February 7, 2022
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — A small atheist organization in Kenya is gaining ground in this largely Christian nation as it tackles political ideologies and human rights matters, wading into debates outside its usual critiques of religion.
US Muslims gave more to charity than other Americans in 2020
By Shariq Siddiqui and Rafeel Wasif — November 5, 2021
(The Conversation) — Muslims also gave more to causes tied to relief from economic and health problems that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Study: Only half of American households donate to charity
By Haleluya Hadero — July 28, 2021
(AP) — Donations to charitable causes are reaching record highs, but the giving is done by a smaller and smaller slice of the population.
Giving while Muslim: How Ramadan philanthropy has changed from 9/11 to COVID-19
By Muhi Khwaja — May 5, 2021
(RNS) — Twenty years after 9/11, American Muslims’ giving priorities have shifted to funding civil rights and social justice movements at home.
Philanthropists and politicians: Religion is not a problem to solve, it’s a partnership opportunity
By Michael Wear — May 3, 2021
(RNS) — It is certainly within the rights of philanthropic and political institutions to 'not do religion,' but such an approach undermines any meaningful, holistic commitment to community or place-based humanitarian efforts in much of this country.
In a Ukrainian librarian’s matzo, a story of Passover freedom
By Alex Weisler — March 29, 2021
(RNS) — An 89-year-old's journey teaches us to share our freedoms to build meaningful community.
World Vision tinkers with child sponsorship model that brought in millions
By David King — November 4, 2019
(The Conversation) — World Vision is now flipping its marketing script that critics said demeaned those it wanted to help. Instead of donors choosing children to support, children are beginning to choose donors.
When it comes to global conflict, churches are the best solution we never think of
By Tim Breene and Scott Arbeiter — September 6, 2019
(RNS) — There is a solution that can help us connect with the needs of communities in faraway places, one that sits on many street corners in our downtowns and backroads in our country and theirs: local churches.
Amid broad drop in charitable donations, giving to God down $3 billion last year
By David Crary — June 18, 2019
(AP) — Giving to religion — perennially the biggest sector — is estimated to have declined by 1.5% in 2018 (a decrease of 3.9% adjusted for inflation), with a total of $124.52 billion in contributions.
Churches wipe out millions in medical debt for others
By Roxie Hammill/Kaiser Health News — June 5, 2019
(KHN) — Churches have been teaming with RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit that arranges no-strings-attached retirement of people's medical debt, with 18 places of worship payoffs in the past 18 months alone.
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