Americans Are Giving More to Charity, Less to the Church, Says Report

Americans are increasingly giving more to charity, but less of that money is going to the church, according to a newly released report.

An annual research report released Tuesday by the Giving USA Foundation and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy found that Americans are increasing their donations to charities.

For the year 2013, Americans gave approximately $335 billion to charity, which represented an increase of 3 percent when adjusted for inflation.

However, the percentage of giving to churches declined by 0.2 percent, or 1.6 percent when adjusted for inflation. Keep reading