ECFA Releases Research on Financial Outlook for Churches and Nonprofits

ECFA has released a new research report on the financial outlook for churches and nonprofits. “Remarkable Resiliency” is based on 1,292 survey responses, giving answers to questions like:

What’s the financial outlook going into 2021 for Christ-centered churches and nonprofit ministries?

How did 2020 end financially for Christ-centered churches and ministries in terms of cash giving? In terms of other revenue?

How did churches and ministries adjust their expenses in 2020, and how do they anticipate doing so going forward?

“Remarkable Resiliency” is a free download at ECFA.org/surveys.

Lora Schrock
Lora Schrock

Lora Schrock is co-editor of Outreach magazine. She has 30 years of publishing experience and is the author of numerous articles and books.

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