{"id":2263,"date":"2010-06-15T17:17:38","date_gmt":"2010-06-15T17:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2010\/06\/report-religious-groups-see-sl.php"},"modified":"2010-06-15T17:17:38","modified_gmt":"2010-06-15T17:17:38","slug":"report-religious-groups-see-sl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2010\/06\/report-religious-groups-see-sl","title":{"rendered":"Report: Religious Groups See Slight Decrease in Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (RNS) Religious organizations reported a 0.7 percent decrease in donations last year, according to a study by Giving USA Foundation, a marked contrast from the 5.5 percent increase in giving reported in 2008.<br \/>\nReligious congregations accounted for 33 percent of the total $303 billion in contributions in 2009. This is the third year in a row that religious donations have exceeded $100 billion.<br \/>\nTotal donations for all charitable groups in 2009 were down by 3.6 percent.<br \/>\nThe survey showed that foundations lost $31 billion in 2009, a 8 percent decrease from 2008. Donations to public organizations fell by<br \/>\n$22.7 billion &#8212; a 4.6 percent decline &#8212; while international aid organizations received about $9 billion, a 6 percent increase.<br \/>\n&#8220;While overall giving declined, many donors &#8212; including individuals and foundations &#8212; made special efforts in 2009 to respond to greater humanitarian needs,&#8221; said foundation chair Edith Falk in a statement.<br \/>\nThe majority of donations came from individual contributors, who gave more than $227 billion.<br \/>\n<em>&#8212; Fernando Alfonso III<br \/>\nCopyright 2010 Religion News Service. All rights reserved. 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