All U.S. religious charitable giving
Charitable giving to religious organizations (in billion U.S. dollars)
Key finding
Religion is still the largest category, but giving was flat after inflation (-0.2%).
- All U.S. religious charitable giving: $151.6B. +2.4% in current dollars. About 24.6% of all U.S. charitable giving.
Source: Giving USA 2026 · 2025 giving estimates. Total U.S. giving was $617.20 billion.
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What does this statistic show?
Religion is still the largest category, but giving was flat after inflation (-0.2%). All U.S. religious charitable giving: $151.6B. +2.4% in current dollars. About 24.6% of all U.S. charitable giving.
Who published this data?
Giving USA 2026, 2026. Source: Giving USA 2026 (https://givingusa.org/giving-usa-charitable-giving-rose-to-617-20-billion-in-2025-surpassing-the-600-billion-mark-for-the-first-time/).
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