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Generosity
Resources for Churches by Brian Kluth (www.MAXIMUMgenerosity.org) |
Worksheet for Annual Assessment of Church Giving Records
For year: ______ Which giving categories are included in this report?
[ ]General Fund Giving [ ]Missions [ ]Designated [ ]Bldg/Renovation/Special Projects
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Total Amount for the Year |
List specific total amounts (Use additional paper if necessary) |
Add up amounts and total # of giving households in this category |
% this group gave of total offerings |
% of total households this group represents |
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$15,000 or above |
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$8,000-$14,999 |
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$4,000-$7,999 |
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$2,500-$3,999 |
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$1,500-$2,499 |
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$1000-$1499
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$500-$999 |
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$300-$499 |
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$100-$299 |
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$1-$99 |
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$0 - Giving record is blank |
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$0.00 # |
0% |
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TOTALS |
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Total Giving: Total # of hshlds: $ # |
Should add up to: 100% % |
Should add up to: 100% % |
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L E A D E R S H I P S U M M A R Y
The top 10% of givers adds up to #____ of households. This group gave a total of $ ____________ which is ______% of the total amount given.
The top 20% of givers adds up to #____ of households. This group gave a total of $ ____________ which is ______% of the total amount given.
The top 30% of givers adds up to #____ of households. This group gave a total of $ ____________ which is ______% of the total amount given.
% of households giving $1000 or more. This yr: ______% Last yr:______% 2 yrs ago:______% |
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| After a church’s leadership see the results of this study each year, they should pro-actively develop and approve the church's customized 12-month stewardship planning calendar (available at www.MAXIMUMgeneroisty.org) that will help lift people's understanding of biblical financial and generosity principles. | ||||
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© Brian Kluth. *Individuals, churches, and ministries who pay a copyright fee of $20 can copy (or as part of a $49.95 kit of generosity materials) and use Brian's materials for non-commercial purposes. Go to: www.MAXIMUMgenerosity.org for more generosity resources OR to purchase required copyright permission to use this form and any of Brian’s website materials. |
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(SAMPLE REPORT) GIVING REPORT FOR THE CHURCH BOARD or FINANCE TEAM
This particular report shows giving patterns at our church for January-June
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Total 6 month giving (Jan-Jun) by hshld: |
# of hshlds in this category: |
“Average” gift size over 26 weeks = “Average” gift size over 6 mos. |
Cumulative giving totals of this segment of givers: |
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~1/3 of attending households (120) give 0% of all recorded gifts: |
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$0 in recorded gifts |
~120 |
Loose change/bills. |
$0 of recorded offerings. Note: Loose change and bills accounts for less than 10% of our overall Sunday offerings. |
Middle ~1/3 of attending households (118) give 10% of all recorded gifts: |
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<$100 |
54 |
~$3/week = ~$15/month |
$3,000 |
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$100’s |
9 |
~$5/week = ~$25/month |
$1,000 |
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$200’s |
14 |
~$10/week = ~$50/month |
$3,500 |
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$300’s |
14 |
~$14/week = ~$60/month |
$5,000 |
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$400’s |
13 |
~$17/week = ~$75/month |
$6,000 |
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$500’s |
14 |
~$20/week = ~$90/month |
$7,500 |
Top ~1/3 of attending households (108) give 90% of all recorded gifts: |
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$600’s |
14 |
~$25/week = ~$110/month |
$9,000 |
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$700’s-$900’s |
16 |
~$30/week = ~$130/month |
$13,000 |
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$1000-$1400’s |
23 |
~$45/week = ~$200/month |
$27,000 |
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$1500’s-$1900’s |
15 |
~$65/week = ~$300/month |
$25,000 |
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$2000’s |
20 |
~$100/week = ~$400/month |
$50,000 |
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$3000’s |
13 |
~$135/week = ~$575/month |
$45,000 |
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$4000’s |
4 |
~$175/week = ~$750/month |
$18,000 |
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$5000’s |
2 |
~$200/week = ~$900/month |
$11,000 |
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$10,000 |
1 |
~$385/week = ~$1650/month |
$10,000 |
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TOTALS: |
346 |
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= ~$235,000 in 6 months |
*Note: For easier comparisons, ~numbers have been rounded. Monthly averages were calculated by multiplying weekly averages by 4.3.
Bottom Line Summaries:
2/3rd’s of our attendees/members have NOT established any regular giving patterns “unto the Lord.” The giving of 2/3rd’s of our congregation amounts to 10% of our recorded gifts.
The top 1/3’rd of our congregation is in the process of maturing in their Christian giving to the point where they support the Lord’s work at HCC through:
“Fairly regular intentional giving”: ($25-$50/week or $100-$200/month – these individuals believe in supporting their church but have not yet crossed the spiritual line of committing 10% or more of their income to the Lord). The vast majority never “make up” their offerings on the Sundays they are away.
“Partial tithing” through HCC (“partial” because some of their tithe is given to other Christian ministries AND/OR they lack an internal financial system in their household to properly monitor their faithful giving to the Lord).
“Faithful tithes and/or offerings” of their income and financial assets giving through our church. This probably represents about 35-50 households (10-15%) of our attendees/members. This is better than the national average which George Barna and Larry Burkett put at 5%-7%.
© Brian Kluth. *Individuals, churches, and ministries who pay a copyright fee of $20 can copy (or as part of a $49.95 kit of generosity materials) and use Brian's materials for non-commercial purposes.
Go to: www.MAXIMUMgenerosity.org for more generosity resources OR to purchase required copyright permission to use this form and any of Brian’s website materials.