SBC giving, financial data: relative change, 1950-2007

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 23 November 2008

Giving/financial data, 1987=100 (or closest available year)

year total gifts total missions, benevolence gifts missions, % of total gifts Cooperative Program gifts CP, % of total gifts CP-state gifts CP-SBC gifts CP-SBC, % of CP gifts Annie Armstrong offering Lottie Moon offering total church property value year

1950 4.78 4.84 101.40 3.21 1950

1951 5.40 5.40 100.14 5.37 99.45 5.24 6.01 111.99 3.79 1951

1952 6.01 6.64 110.64 6.27 104.34 6.68 6.73 107.45 4.43 1952

1953 7.14 8.11 7.18 100.53 1953

1954 7.91 8.11 7.96 100.70 1954

1955 8.88 10.01 8.64 97.28 1955

1956 9.91 10.97 9.80 98.87 1956

1957 10.83 11.44 10.58 97.72 1957

1958 10.16 10.84 106.67 12.46 122.62 13.03 11.57 92.88 5.11 9.68 9.09 1958

1959 10.98 11.28 102.70 13.64 124.24 14.25 12.69 93.02 6.70 9.71 10.00 1959

1960 11.64 11.88 102.07 14.13 121.42 14.88 12.97 91.76 6.80 10.87 10.98 1960

1961 12.14 12.24 100.85 14.75 121.49 15.78 13.14 89.11 8.22 11.77 11.88 1961

1962 13.10 13.26 101.24 15.49 118.29 16.43 14.04 90.59 9.48 13.25 12.79 1962

1963 13.47 13.93 103.46 16.16 119.98 17.27 14.43 89.31 10.04 14.09 13.70 1963

1964 14.33 14.53 101.38 17.34 121.04 18.52 15.50 89.38 10.33 15.70 14.71 1964

1965 15.45 15.48 100.19 18.43 119.27 19.51 16.75 90.88 11.72 16.79 15.34 1965

1966 1966

1967 17.24 17.47 101.33 20.74 120.31 22.07 18.67 90.04 13.26 19.77 17.40 1967

1968 19.25 18.56 96.43 21.78 113.12 23.39 19.27 88.50 15.43 21.01 18.21 1968

1969 20.41 19.32 94.66 22.70 111.25 24.22 20.35 89.64 16.64 21.66 19.42 1969

1970 21.61 20.08 92.95 23.40 108.28 25.12 20.72 88.55 16.41 21.78 20.55 1970

1971 22.64 32.63 35.19 28.64 87.77 1971

1972 24.78 25.34 102.29 34.39 138.80 37.14 30.12 87.58 22.91 1972

1973 27.52 36.72 39.73 32.05 87.27 1973

1974 30.48 39.64 43.51 33.61 84.79 1974

1975 33.60 42.93 46.92 36.72 85.55 1975

1976 37.44 46.22 50.27 39.91 86.36 1976

1977 40.96 49.68 53.71 43.40 87.37 1977

1978 45.28 43.67 46.28 39.62 90.72 1978

1979 50.52 48.63 51.75 43.77 90.01 1979

1980 56.07 54.73 57.00 51.19 93.54 1980

1981 62.58 62.89 65.58 58.68 93.32 1981

1982 70.70 67.24 69.41 63.88 94.99 1982

1983 76.65 72.49 74.26 69.74 96.20 1983

1984 83.24 77.94 79.30 75.82 97.29 1984

1985 88.11 89.92 102.06 91.68 87.19 96.97 1985

1986 93.10 94.46 101.46 95.93 92.17 97.57 1986

1987 97.09 96.10 98.98 97.78 100.71 98.47 96.70 98.90 99.39 97.87 1987

1988 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 1988

1989 104.36 103.38 99.06 102.97 98.67 103.67 101.89 98.95 108.30 110.67 106.11 1989

1990 110.62 104.19 94.18 105.70 95.55 106.54 104.39 98.76 117.36 113.67 111.93 1990

1991 113.94 106.16 93.17 105.65 92.72 106.70 104.02 98.45 117.16 112.63 117.62 1991

1992 118.64 109.02 91.89 107.23 90.38 110.23 102.56 95.65 123.19 114.30 120.82 1992

1993 122.41 110.45 90.23 106.73 87.20 110.23 101.30 94.91 120.41 115.95 121.57 1993

1994 134.95 118.28 87.65 109.79 81.36 112.82 105.08 95.70 122.14 117.07 128.62 1994

1995 136.47 124.53 91.26 114.54 83.94 118.99 107.62 93.95 127.51 119.85 144.91 1995

1996 155.93 129.24 82.89 119.57 76.68 125.75 109.94 91.95 130.16 125.59 152.04 1996

1997 159.78 135.86 85.03 125.11 78.30 131.60 115.00 91.92 135.41 128.83 161.32 1997

1998 166.83 138.27 82.88 127.94 76.69 134.07 118.40 92.54 141.21 135.46 144.86 1998

1999 175.80 115.31 65.60 133.99 76.22 140.01 124.64 93.02 142.77 137.63 135.28 1999

2000 188.75 135.81 71.95 141.11 74.76 146.78 132.28 93.74 156.97 148.35 125.48 2000

2001 201.37 142.14 70.59 141.43 70.24 147.95 131.29 92.83 159.02 148.71 142.84 2001

2002 210.24 149.17 70.95 145.64 69.27 152.31 135.27 92.87 159.75 147.36 2002

2003 220.51 159.86 72.49 145.48 65.97 151.62 135.92 93.43 158.65 147.70 178.96 2003

2004 230.90 173.99 75.35 145.09 62.84 147.81 140.86 97.09 175.81 176.72 2004

2005 240.55 178.89 74.37 151.59 63.02 155.58 145.38 95.90 173.05 173.58 212.99 2005

2006 252.48 186.43 73.84 154.84 61.33 158.71 148.83 96.11 185.87 176.84 2006

2007 262.64 192.56 73.32 156.63 59.64 159.20 152.62 97.44 193.67 192.41 187.90 2007

year total gifts total missions, benevolence gifts missions, % of total gifts Cooperative Program gifts CP, % of total gifts CP-state gifts CP-SBC gifts CP-SBC, % of CP gifts Annie Armstrong offering Lottie Moon offering total church property value year

year	total gifts	total missions, benevolence gifts	missions, % of total gifts	Cooperative Program gifts	CP, % of total gifts	CP-state gifts	CP-SBC gifts	CP-SBC, % of CP gifts	Annie Armstrong offering	Lottie Moon offering	total church property value	year
1950	4.78	4.84	101.40								3.21	1950
1951	5.40	5.40	100.14	5.37	99.45	5.24	6.01	111.99			3.79	1951
1952	6.01	6.64	110.64	6.27	104.34	6.68	6.73	107.45			4.43	1952
1953				7.14		8.11	7.18	100.53				1953
1954				7.91		8.11	7.96	100.70				1954
1955				8.88		10.01	8.64	97.28				1955
1956				9.91		10.97	9.80	98.87				1956
1957				10.83		11.44	10.58	97.72				1957
1958	10.16	10.84	106.67	12.46	122.62	13.03	11.57	92.88	5.11	9.68	9.09	1958
1959	10.98	11.28	102.70	13.64	124.24	14.25	12.69	93.02	6.70	9.71	10.00	1959
1960	11.64	11.88	102.07	14.13	121.42	14.88	12.97	91.76	6.80	10.87	10.98	1960
1961	12.14	12.24	100.85	14.75	121.49	15.78	13.14	89.11	8.22	11.77	11.88	1961
1962	13.10	13.26	101.24	15.49	118.29	16.43	14.04	90.59	9.48	13.25	12.79	1962
1963	13.47	13.93	103.46	16.16	119.98	17.27	14.43	89.31	10.04	14.09	13.70	1963
1964	14.33	14.53	101.38	17.34	121.04	18.52	15.50	89.38	10.33	15.70	14.71	1964
1965	15.45	15.48	100.19	18.43	119.27	19.51	16.75	90.88	11.72	16.79	15.34	1965
1966												1966
1967	17.24	17.47	101.33	20.74	120.31	22.07	18.67	90.04	13.26	19.77	17.40	1967
1968	19.25	18.56	96.43	21.78	113.12	23.39	19.27	88.50	15.43	21.01	18.21	1968
1969	20.41	19.32	94.66	22.70	111.25	24.22	20.35	89.64	16.64	21.66	19.42	1969
1970	21.61	20.08	92.95	23.40	108.28	25.12	20.72	88.55	16.41	21.78	20.55	1970
1971	22.64			32.63		35.19	28.64	87.77				1971
1972	24.78	25.34	102.29	34.39	138.80	37.14	30.12	87.58			22.91	1972
1973	27.52			36.72		39.73	32.05	87.27				1973
1974	30.48			39.64		43.51	33.61	84.79				1974
1975	33.60			42.93		46.92	36.72	85.55				1975
1976	37.44			46.22		50.27	39.91	86.36				1976
1977	40.96			49.68		53.71	43.40	87.37				1977
1978	45.28			43.67		46.28	39.62	90.72				1978
1979	50.52			48.63		51.75	43.77	90.01				1979
1980	56.07			54.73		57.00	51.19	93.54				1980
1981	62.58			62.89		65.58	58.68	93.32				1981
1982	70.70			67.24		69.41	63.88	94.99				1982
1983	76.65			72.49		74.26	69.74	96.20				1983
1984	83.24			77.94		79.30	75.82	97.29				1984
1985	88.11			89.92	102.06	91.68	87.19	96.97				1985
1986	93.10			94.46	101.46	95.93	92.17	97.57				1986
1987	97.09	96.10	98.98	97.78	100.71	98.47	96.70	98.90	99.39	97.87		1987
1988	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	1988
1989	104.36	103.38	99.06	102.97	98.67	103.67	101.89	98.95	108.30	110.67	106.11	1989
1990	110.62	104.19	94.18	105.70	95.55	106.54	104.39	98.76	117.36	113.67	111.93	1990
1991	113.94	106.16	93.17	105.65	92.72	106.70	104.02	98.45	117.16	112.63	117.62	1991
1992	118.64	109.02	91.89	107.23	90.38	110.23	102.56	95.65	123.19	114.30	120.82	1992
1993	122.41	110.45	90.23	106.73	87.20	110.23	101.30	94.91	120.41	115.95	121.57	1993
1994	134.95	118.28	87.65	109.79	81.36	112.82	105.08	95.70	122.14	117.07	128.62	1994
1995	136.47	124.53	91.26	114.54	83.94	118.99	107.62	93.95	127.51	119.85	144.91	1995
1996	155.93	129.24	82.89	119.57	76.68	125.75	109.94	91.95	130.16	125.59	152.04	1996
1997	159.78	135.86	85.03	125.11	78.30	131.60	115.00	91.92	135.41	128.83	161.32	1997
1998	166.83	138.27	82.88	127.94	76.69	134.07	118.40	92.54	141.21	135.46	144.86	1998
1999	175.80	115.31	65.60	133.99	76.22	140.01	124.64	93.02	142.77	137.63	135.28	1999
2000	188.75	135.81	71.95	141.11	74.76	146.78	132.28	93.74	156.97	148.35	125.48	2000
2001	201.37	142.14	70.59	141.43	70.24	147.95	131.29	92.83	159.02	148.71	142.84	2001
2002	210.24	149.17	70.95	145.64	69.27	152.31	135.27	92.87	159.75	147.36		2002
2003	220.51	159.86	72.49	145.48	65.97	151.62	135.92	93.43	158.65	147.70	178.96	2003
2004	230.90	173.99	75.35	145.09	62.84	147.81	140.86	97.09	175.81	176.72		2004
2005	240.55	178.89	74.37	151.59	63.02	155.58	145.38	95.90	173.05	173.58	212.99	2005
2006	252.48	186.43	73.84	154.84	61.33	158.71	148.83	96.11	185.87	176.84		2006
2007	262.64	192.56	73.32	156.63	59.64	159.20	152.62	97.44	193.67	192.41	187.90	2007
year	total gifts	total missions, benevolence gifts	missions, % of total gifts	Cooperative Program gifts	CP, % of total gifts	CP-state gifts	CP-SBC gifts	CP-SBC, % of CP gifts	Annie Armstrong offering	Lottie Moon offering	total church property value	year

Giving/financial data, adjusted for inflation, 1987=100 (or closest available year)

year total gifts total missions, benevolence gifts Cooperative Program gifts CP-state gifts CP-SBC gifts Annie Armstrong offering Lottie Moon offering total church property value CPI index year

(figures adjusted for inflation)

1950 23.47 23.80 15.78 20.36 1950

1951 24.57 24.61 24.44 23.88 27.37 17.27 21.96 1951

1952 26.76 29.61 27.92 29.74 30.00 19.76 22.44 1952

1953 31.58 35.85 31.74 22.61 1953

1954 34.80 35.67 35.04 22.72 1954

1955 39.24 44.23 38.17 22.64 1955

1956 43.13 47.73 42.64 22.98 1956

1957 45.50 48.09 44.46 23.80 1957

1958 41.57 44.34 50.97 53.31 47.34 20.91 39.61 37.18 24.45 1958

1959 44.54 45.74 55.34 57.82 51.47 27.17 39.37 40.59 24.65 1959

1960 46.49 47.45 56.44 59.43 51.79 27.14 43.42 43.84 25.04 1960

1961 48.00 48.41 58.32 62.40 51.97 32.51 46.52 46.96 25.29 1961

1962 51.20 51.84 60.57 64.23 54.87 37.07 51.79 49.99 25.58 1962

1963 52.03 53.83 62.42 66.71 55.74 38.79 54.45 52.93 25.88 1963

1964 54.62 55.38 66.11 70.62 59.09 39.37 59.84 56.08 26.23 1964

1965 57.91 58.02 69.07 73.12 62.77 43.94 62.93 57.50 26.68 1965

1966 27.44 1966

1967 61.05 61.87 73.45 78.15 66.14 46.97 70.02 61.64 28.23 1967

1968 65.44 63.11 74.03 79.50 65.52 52.46 71.41 61.89 29.42 1968

1969 65.84 62.32 73.25 78.12 65.66 53.67 69.89 62.65 31.00 1969

1970 65.81 61.17 71.27 76.51 63.10 49.98 66.33 62.60 32.83 1970

1971 66.13 34.24 1971

1972 70.04 71.64 64.77 35.38 1972

1973 73.23 37.57 1973

1974 73.09 41.70 1974

1975 73.82 45.51 1975

1976 77.79 48.13 1976

1977 79.94 51.23 1977

1978 82.13 55.13 1978

1979 82.35 61.34 1979

1980 80.51 69.64 1980

1981 81.41 76.86 1981

1982 86.68 81.57 1982

1983 91.05 84.19 1983

1984 94.77 87.83 1984

1985 96.87 98.86 100.79 95.86 90.96 1985

1986 100.49 101.96 103.55 99.49 92.65 1986

1987 101.10 100.07 101.82 102.54 100.71 103.50 101.92 96.03 1987

1988 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 1988

1989 99.56 98.63 98.24 98.91 97.20 103.32 105.58 101.23 104.82 1989

1990 100.13 94.30 95.67 96.44 94.49 106.23 102.88 101.31 110.48 1990

1991 98.97 92.21 91.77 92.68 90.35 101.76 97.82 102.17 115.13 1991

1992 100.04 91.92 90.41 92.94 86.48 103.87 96.37 101.87 118.60 1992

1993 100.21 90.42 87.38 90.24 82.93 98.57 94.92 99.53 122.15 1993

1994 107.72 94.41 87.64 90.06 83.88 97.50 93.45 102.67 125.27 1994

1995 105.93 96.67 88.91 92.37 83.54 98.98 93.03 112.49 128.83 1995

1996 117.56 97.45 90.15 94.82 82.89 98.14 94.69 114.63 132.63 1996

1997 117.77 100.14 92.21 97.00 84.76 99.80 94.96 118.91 135.67 1997

1998 121.08 100.35 92.85 97.30 85.93 102.49 98.31 105.13 137.79 1998

1999 124.83 81.88 95.15 99.42 88.50 101.38 97.73 96.06 140.83 1999

2000 129.67 93.30 96.94 100.84 90.88 107.83 101.92 86.21 145.56 2000

2001 134.51 94.95 94.47 98.83 87.70 106.23 99.33 95.41 149.70 2001

2002 138.25 98.09 95.77 100.16 88.95 105.05 96.90 152.07 2002

2003 141.77 102.78 93.53 97.48 87.39 102.00 94.96 115.06 155.54 2003

2004 144.60 108.96 90.86 92.57 88.22 110.10 110.67 159.68 2004

2005 145.71 108.36 91.82 94.24 88.06 104.82 105.14 129.01 165.09 2005

2006 148.15 109.40 90.86 93.13 87.33 109.07 103.77 170.41 2006

2007 149.85 109.86 89.36 90.83 87.08 110.50 109.78 107.21 175.27 2007

year total gifts total missions, benevolence gifts Cooperative Program gifts CP-state gifts CP-SBC gifts Annie Armstrong offering Lottie Moon offering total church property value CPI index year

(figures adjusted for inflation)

year	total gifts	total missions, benevolence gifts	Cooperative Program gifts	CP-state gifts	CP-SBC gifts	Annie Armstrong offering	Lottie Moon offering	total church property value	CPI index	year
	(figures adjusted for inflation)
1950	23.47	23.80						15.78	20.36	1950
1951	24.57	24.61	24.44	23.88	27.37			17.27	21.96	1951
1952	26.76	29.61	27.92	29.74	30.00			19.76	22.44	1952
1953			31.58	35.85	31.74				22.61	1953
1954			34.80	35.67	35.04				22.72	1954
1955			39.24	44.23	38.17				22.64	1955
1956			43.13	47.73	42.64				22.98	1956
1957			45.50	48.09	44.46				23.80	1957
1958	41.57	44.34	50.97	53.31	47.34	20.91	39.61	37.18	24.45	1958
1959	44.54	45.74	55.34	57.82	51.47	27.17	39.37	40.59	24.65	1959
1960	46.49	47.45	56.44	59.43	51.79	27.14	43.42	43.84	25.04	1960
1961	48.00	48.41	58.32	62.40	51.97	32.51	46.52	46.96	25.29	1961
1962	51.20	51.84	60.57	64.23	54.87	37.07	51.79	49.99	25.58	1962
1963	52.03	53.83	62.42	66.71	55.74	38.79	54.45	52.93	25.88	1963
1964	54.62	55.38	66.11	70.62	59.09	39.37	59.84	56.08	26.23	1964
1965	57.91	58.02	69.07	73.12	62.77	43.94	62.93	57.50	26.68	1965
1966									27.44	1966
1967	61.05	61.87	73.45	78.15	66.14	46.97	70.02	61.64	28.23	1967
1968	65.44	63.11	74.03	79.50	65.52	52.46	71.41	61.89	29.42	1968
1969	65.84	62.32	73.25	78.12	65.66	53.67	69.89	62.65	31.00	1969
1970	65.81	61.17	71.27	76.51	63.10	49.98	66.33	62.60	32.83	1970
1971	66.13								34.24	1971
1972	70.04	71.64						64.77	35.38	1972
1973	73.23								37.57	1973
1974	73.09								41.70	1974
1975	73.82								45.51	1975
1976	77.79								48.13	1976
1977	79.94								51.23	1977
1978	82.13								55.13	1978
1979	82.35								61.34	1979
1980	80.51								69.64	1980
1981	81.41								76.86	1981
1982	86.68								81.57	1982
1983	91.05								84.19	1983
1984	94.77								87.83	1984
1985	96.87		98.86	100.79	95.86				90.96	1985
1986	100.49		101.96	103.55	99.49				92.65	1986
1987	101.10	100.07	101.82	102.54	100.71	103.50	101.92		96.03	1987
1988	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	1988
1989	99.56	98.63	98.24	98.91	97.20	103.32	105.58	101.23	104.82	1989
1990	100.13	94.30	95.67	96.44	94.49	106.23	102.88	101.31	110.48	1990
1991	98.97	92.21	91.77	92.68	90.35	101.76	97.82	102.17	115.13	1991
1992	100.04	91.92	90.41	92.94	86.48	103.87	96.37	101.87	118.60	1992
1993	100.21	90.42	87.38	90.24	82.93	98.57	94.92	99.53	122.15	1993
1994	107.72	94.41	87.64	90.06	83.88	97.50	93.45	102.67	125.27	1994
1995	105.93	96.67	88.91	92.37	83.54	98.98	93.03	112.49	128.83	1995
1996	117.56	97.45	90.15	94.82	82.89	98.14	94.69	114.63	132.63	1996
1997	117.77	100.14	92.21	97.00	84.76	99.80	94.96	118.91	135.67	1997
1998	121.08	100.35	92.85	97.30	85.93	102.49	98.31	105.13	137.79	1998
1999	124.83	81.88	95.15	99.42	88.50	101.38	97.73	96.06	140.83	1999
2000	129.67	93.30	96.94	100.84	90.88	107.83	101.92	86.21	145.56	2000
2001	134.51	94.95	94.47	98.83	87.70	106.23	99.33	95.41	149.70	2001
2002	138.25	98.09	95.77	100.16	88.95	105.05	96.90		152.07	2002
2003	141.77	102.78	93.53	97.48	87.39	102.00	94.96	115.06	155.54	2003
2004	144.60	108.96	90.86	92.57	88.22	110.10	110.67		159.68	2004
2005	145.71	108.36	91.82	94.24	88.06	104.82	105.14	129.01	165.09	2005
2006	148.15	109.40	90.86	93.13	87.33	109.07	103.77		170.41	2006
2007	149.85	109.86	89.36	90.83	87.08	110.50	109.78	107.21	175.27	2007
year	total gifts	total missions, benevolence gifts	Cooperative Program gifts	CP-state gifts	CP-SBC gifts	Annie Armstrong offering	Lottie Moon offering	total church property value	CPI index	year
	(figures adjusted for inflation)

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