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Nonprofits

Nonprofits Shift Focus to Individual Giving Rather Than Institutional Funding

By Filings on Fri, 02/20/26
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“Survey results reveal that 61% of nonprofits reported a decline in government funding in 2025. Of all respondents, 62% of nonprofits also reported revenue growth. Of 12 sectors represented, Religion was the 4th highest sector in increased revenue, with 65% reporting an increase.” - MinistryWatch

What Civil Society Is, and Why It Matters

By Filings on Thu, 01/15/26
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“…civil society is most characteristically populated by nonprofit organizations. As America approaches its 250th birthday, is ‘civil society’ a quaint concept to be relegated to the pages of Democracy in America, or does it still matter—even matter profound.” - Philanthropy Daily

MinistryWatch 1000 Database: Largest Christian Ministries in the U.S.

By Filings on Mon, 11/03/25
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“Below is a list of the 50 largest Christian ministries curated from the MinistryWatch 1000 database as of October 29, 2025. The ministries are listed in order of total annual revenue, which ranges from almost $89 million to nearly $1.6 billion” (World Vision). - MinistryWatch

Largest Christian Non-profits in the U.S.

By Filings on Mon, 11/04/24
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“World Vision remains atop the list while three new ministries join top 10.” - MinistryWatch

Christian Radio Sues Over Disparity in Streaming Costs

By Filings on Wed, 05/08/24
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“Noncommercial religious broadcasters are now paying rates at a commercial level…They just want to pay a fair rate, the same rate that the secular NPR stations are paying.” - Christianity Today

2021 could be ‘best year ever’ for America’s nonprofits, new report suggests

By Filings on Wed, 09/15/21
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“The new study of people’s giving intentions across the nation shows a whopping 90% of donors expect to give the same — or even more — to charity this year compared with last year, which smashed records.” - RNS

Christ-centered Nonprofits and Churches Ended 2020 Surprisingly Well

By Filings on Thu, 04/08/21
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“85% said cash giving in 2020 came rather close to 2019 cash giving numbers—with a sizable portion of that group saying that 2020’s cash giving ended higher than 2019’s.” - C.Today

World Vision’s link to a terror-sponsoring Islamic charity shows the need for transparency in a season of giving

By Filings on Tue, 12/18/18
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“Behind the campaigns, it’s harder to know how the nonprofits manage their money, and whether the message matches the work.” - Checking It Twice

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