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Benevolence Fund Calculator

Size and manage a church benevolence fund based on budget allocation, request volume, and approval rates.

Inputs

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Results

Annual benevolence budget ($)

$15,000.00

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Monthly budget ($)$1,250.00
Monthly approved spend ($)$1,400.00
Annual surplus/deficit ($)-$1,800.00
People helped/year34
Fund adequate (0/1)0
Annual Demand24,000
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter your annual church budget ($) and the percentage allocated to benevolence (typically 2–7%).
  2. Set the average request amount ($) and expected requests per month based on your congregation size.
  3. Enter approval rate (%) — what fraction of requests are typically approved.
  4. Review Annual benevolence budget ($) and Monthly approved spend ($) to see if the fund covers expected demand.
  5. Check Fund adequate (0/1) — a result of 0 means you should increase allocation or reduce average grant size.

How the result changes with Annual church budget ($)

Annual church budget ($)Annual benevolence budget ($)
10,000,000$500,000.00
35,000,000$1,750,000.00
65,000,000$3,250,000.00
90,000,000$4,500,000.00

What each input means

Annual church budget ($)
Total annual church budget.
Benevolence allocation (%)
Percentage of budget for benevolence.
Avg request amount ($)
Average assistance request amount.
Requests per month
Average monthly assistance requests.
Approval rate (%)
Percentage of requests approved.

What each result means

Annual benevolence budget ($)
Total available for benevolence.
Monthly budget ($)
Available per month.
Monthly approved spend ($)
Expected monthly disbursements.
Annual surplus/deficit ($)
Budget vs expected spending.
People helped/year
Estimated annual assisted individuals.
Fund adequate (0/1)
1 = budget covers demand.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Annual church budget ($) = 300000, Benevolence allocation (%) = 5, Avg request amount ($) = 500, Requests per month = 4 = 5 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Annual benevolence budget
    Annual benevolence budget
    15000 = $15,000
  3. Calculate Monthly budget
    Monthly budget
    1250 = $1,250
  4. Calculate Monthly approved spend
    Monthly approved spend = round(requestsPerMonth * approvalRate / 100 * avgRequestAmount)
    1400 = $1,400

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