Is $20 a week generous? A deep data dive into 2022 Charitable Giving numbers from Statistics Canada

Is $20 a week generous? Fresh 2022 giving data looks at Canadian giving

Trends shows an increasing number of “nones” - people with no religious affiliation. Will my church still be here?

Half of donors give more than $310 and half give less. $310 is the typical amount. I’m glad that StatsCan uses median here, because average gift would be skewed by a small number of really large gifts.

When I quote these figures in churches, I get questions like - people give $310 to their church or to all charities put together? This is the "altogether” total. Donors who give more in a month than most Canadians give in a year are bewildered: isn’t everyone as generous as they are? In a word, no.

If someone has $40 in their wallet, they may give $20 - saving that second $20 for lunch the next day. Online gifts were $160. Lots of great examples and statistics here from Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)