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Proportional Giving Guide
The Grace Stewardship Team provides an easy guide to understanding proportional giving. From TENS, The Episcopal Network for Stewardship
THREE EASY STEPS to Compute the Amount of Your 2009 Pledge
1. Write down the amount of your expected 2009 income.
It doesn’t matter whether you use before-tax or after, you decide. If you
don’t know how much your 2009 income will be, make a guess. Perhaps
start with your current year’s income. Don’t worry too much about this
number. If your circumstances change, you can always adjust the amount
of your pledge – up or down!
2. Pick a percentage
Are you new to the idea of proportional giving? Try using the national
average of 2.6%. Or if you have been giving for awhile, take last year’s
percentage and try adding 1% to it. The biblical standard of 10% (the
tithe) is referenced more than 60 times in the bible and is taught as the
minimum standard to strive for in the Episcopal Church. A handy chart is
provided for your use below.
3. Multiply
Multiply your income by the percentage you select. This is your pledge for
2009. If you want to pay in weekly installments, divide your total by 52, or
if you wish to pay monthly, divide by 12.
How do you feel about this number?
Is it in proportion to the importance of God in
your life?
Is it in proportion to the importance of Grace Church in your life?
How is it in proportion to the other ways you
spend money?
2.6% pledge
Annual Income Number of Payments
1 12 52
$20,000 $520 $43 $10
$25,000 $650 $54 $13
$30,000 $780 $65 $15
$35,000 $910 $76 $18
$40,000 $1,040 $87 $20
$50,000 $1,300 $108 $25
$60,000 $1,560 $130 $30
$75,000 $1,950 $163 $38
$100,000 $2,600 $217 $50
$150,000 $3,900 $325 $75
$200,000 $5,200 $433 $100
5% pledge
Annual Income Number of Payments
1 12 52
$20,000 $1,000 $83 $19
$25,000 $1,250 $104 $24
$30,000 $1,500 $125 $29
$35,000 $1,750 $146 $34
$40,000 $2,000 $167 $38
$50,000 $2,500 $208 $48
$60,000 $3,000 $250 $58
$75,000 $3,750 $313 $72
$100,000 $5,000 $417 $96
$150,000 $7,500 $625 $144
$200,000 $10,000 $833 $192
10% pledge
Annual Income Number of Payments
1 12 52
$20,000 $2,000 $167 $38
$25,000 $2,500 $208 $48
$30,000 $3,000 $250 $58
$35,000 $3,500 $292 $67
$40,000 $4,000 $333 $77
$50,000 $5,000 $417 $96
$60,000 $6,000 $500 $115
$75,000 $7,500 $625 $144
$100,000 $10,000 $833 $192
$150,000 $15,000 $1,250 $288
$200,000 $20,000 $1,667 $385