Where Should Your Church Budget Go?
Most churches budget by gut feel. This calculator uses benchmarks from healthy churches nationwide to show you exactly where every dollar should go. Enter your income to start.
Four inputs. Six categories. Instant clarity. No sign-up required to see results.
Budget Factors
Enter your income to begin. Fields reveal as you go
Budget Breakdown
Category Details
Staff Recommendation
Includes salary, benefits, and payroll taxes for your church size.
Key Insights
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Methodology
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Base allocations by church size, adjusted for facility and setting, clamped to healthy ranges, normalized to 100%.
Sources
- Christianity Today / Church Law & Tax — Church compensation and budget survey data.
- NACBA — Church operations benchmarks for facilities and reserves.
- Vanderbloemen — Staffing models and fully-loaded compensation studies.
- Barna Group — National giving and stewardship research.
- ECFA — Financial health and missions allocation guidelines.
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