Faith-Based Organizations Received Nearly $2 Billion in Federal Grants in 2005

May 1, 2006 Faith-Based Organizations Received Nearly $2 Billion in Federal Grants in 2005 Grants to religion-based social service organizations from federal departments have reached nearly $2 billion annually. Over $1 billion funds the activities of Catholic Charities, the Salvation Army, and Lutheran Social Services. Smaller organizations have received grants from the Compassion Capital Fund (CCF), which has distributed over $148.3 million between 2002 and 2005, and the Community Based Abstinence Education Program, which has distributed $391.7 million over the same period. Religious organizations received a boost when the President amended Executive Order 11246 on December . . .