NASHVILLE (BP) – Cooperative Program giving continued to be strong during the second month of the fiscal year, again coming in above the budget goal.
November undesignated giving came in at $15,318,466.87 which was 2.06% above the budget goal of $15,010,000. The monthly total was 2.99% less than last November’s total of $15,790,038.73.
Designated receipts came in 7.10% less than November 2024 but are still ahead of 2024 year-to-date.
November National Cooperative Program giving:
- Monthly budgeted amount: $15,010,000.00
- November 2025 giving: $15,318,466.87
- Above/below budget: $471,571.86 (2.06%) above budget
Total National Cooperative Program giving:
- Year-to-date budgeted amount: $30,020,000.00
- Year to date giving: $30,391,635.50
- Above/under budget: $371,635.50 (1.24%) above budget
Designated giving:
- November giving: $3,863,943.22
- Year to date giving: $8,142,003.45
- Previous year to date total: $7,885,633.73
- Above/below previous year: $256,369.72 (3.25%) above the previous year
The Convention-adopted budget for 2025-2026 is $190,000,000 which includes a $3,000,000 special priority allocation for the SBC legal expenses.
Cooperative Program funds are then disbursed as follows:
- 41% to international missions through the International Mission Board
- 22.79% to North American missions through the North American Mission Board
- 22.16% to theological education through the six SBC seminaries and the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives
- 2.99% to the SBC operating budget
- 1.65% to the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
If national CP gifts exceed the budget projection at the end of the fiscal year, the balance of the overage is distributed according to the percentages approved for budgetary distribution. The SBC Executive Committee distributes all CP and designated gifts it receives on a weekly basis to the SBC ministry entities.
CP allocation budget gifts received by the Executive Committee are reported monthly to the executives of the entities of the convention, to the state convention offices, to the state Baptist papers and are posted online at sbc.net/cp.
