Salvation Army

Christian Century, Nov 14, 2001

* For the ninth year in a row, the Salvation Army has topped the Chronicle of Philanthropy's list of the nation's leading charities. The Salvation Army raised $1.44 billion in 2000, an increase of 3.1 percent since 1999, the national newspaper reported. Overall, the top U.S. charities saw donations increase 13 percent from 1999 to 2000.

The Philanthropy 400 survey ranks 400 of the nation's largest nonprofits by the amount of money they raise from private sources. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund was ranked second and the YMCA was ranked third. Among denominational nonprofits, Lutheran Services in America ranked fifth, with $710 million, and Catholic Charities USA ranked No. 13, with $414 million.