Financial Summary for 1912.—Summary 2
8%Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 26, 1913
FromReview and Herald, Vol. 90, No. 26.
Read the full editionFinancial Summary for 1912.—Summary 2
| Tithe | Amount | Per Cent of Fund Named | Per Cent of Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| From the United States | $1,087,424.24 | 65.76 | |
| From all other countries | 566,200.30 | 34.24 | |
| Total | $1,653,624.54 61.20 | ||
| Per capita | $14.48 |
Offerings
| Amount | Per Cent of Fund Named | Per Cent of Grand Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| From the United States:— | |||
| Reported by conferences | $266,188.22 | ||
| Reported by Sabbath-schools | 172,463.82 | ||
| Reported by Missionary Volunteer societies | 5,776.19 | ||
| $444,428.23 | 74.69 | ||
| From all other countries:— | |||
| Reported by conferences | $85,579.19 | ||
| Reported by Sabbath-schools | 59,925.54 | ||
| Reported by Missionary Volunteer societies | 5,071.76 | ||
| $150,576.49 | 25.31 | ||
| Total | $595,004.72 22.02 | ||
| Per capita | $5.21 |
Special Funds
| Amount | Per Cent of Fund Named | Per Cent of Grand Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithes appropriated by conferences in the United States for evangelistic work in mission fields | $175,398.62 | 66.38 | |
| Tithes appropriated from all other countries | 88,834.87 | 33.62 | |
| $264,233.49 | |||
| Total “offerings” noted above | 595,004.72 | ||
| Total for mission fields in 1912 | $859,238.21 | ||
| Total for mission fields in 1911 | 683,149.95 | ||
| Increase for 1912 | $176,088.26 | ||
| Per cent of increase | 25.78 | ||
| Per capita of mission offerings for the 65,946 communicants in the United States (amount, $619,826.85) | $9.40 | ||
| Per capita of mission offerings for the 48,260 communicants outside the United States (amount, $239,411.36) | $4.96 | ||
| Average for the 114,206 communicants in the world. (amount, $859,238.21) | $7.52 |
Home Missions
| Amount | Per Cent of Fund Named | Per Cent of Grand Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributed for various lines of home mission work (funds sent outside the church, but not to a foreign field:— | |||
| From the United States:— | |||
| Reported by conferences | $121,325.95 | ||
| Reported by Missionary Volunteer societies | 2,934.77 | ||
| $124,260.72 | 76.84 | ||
| From all other countries:— | |||
| Reported by conferences | 36,418.11 | ||
| Reported by Missionary Volunteer societies | 1,022.08 | ||
| $37,440.19 | 23.16 | ||
| Total | $161,700.91 5.98 | ||
| Per capita | $1.42 |
Local Church Work
| Amount | Per Cent of Fund Named | Per Cent of Grand Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributed for all lines of local church missionary work and enterprises:— | |||
| From the United States:— | |||
| Reported by conferences | $117,692.53 | ||
| Maintenance of church-schools | 121,144.11 | ||
| Maintenance of local Sabbath-schools | 293.04 | ||
| By Missionary Volunteer Societies | 2,549.65 | ||
| $241,679.33 | 82.80 | ||
| From all other countries:— | |||
| Reported by conferences | $32,549.26 | ||
| Maintenance of church-schools | 17,176.11 | ||
| Reported by Missionary Volunteer societies | 464.15 | ||
| $50,189.52 | 17.20 | ||
| Total | $291,868.85 10.80 | ||
| Per capita | $2.55 |
Grand Total
| Amount | Per Cent of Fund Named | Per Cent of Grand Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand total of all funds raised by the denomination during 1912 for evangelistic work:— | |||
| From the United States | $1,897,792.52 | 70.23 | |
| From all other countries | 804,406.50 | 29.77 | |
| Total for 1912 | $2,702,199.02 100.00 | ||
| Total for 1911 | 2,363,088.29 | ||
| Gain for 1912 | 339,110.73 | ||
| Per cent of gain | 14.35 | ||
| Per capita for the 65,946 communicants in the United States | $28.78 | ||
| Per capita for the 48,260 communicants outside the United States | $16.66 | ||
| Per capita for the 114,206 communicants in the world | $23.66 |
| Amount | Per Cent | Per Cent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Another statement as to funds indicates that there was— | |||
| Raised by churches, as tithes | $1,653,624.54 | 61.20 | |
| Raised by churches, as offerings (foreign, home, and local) | 659,753.26 | 24.42 | |
| Total raised by churches | $2,313,377.80 85.62 | ||
| Contributed by Sabbath-schools | 232,682.40 | 8.61 | |
| For maintenance of church-schools | 138,320.22 | 5.12 | |
| By Missionary Volunteer societies | 17,818.60 | .65 | |
| Total by departments | 388,821.22 14.38 | ||
| Grand Totals | $2,702,199.02 100.00 | ||
| Per capita | $23.66 |