I'm not a big statistics guy, but sometimes statistics can be revealing. The following statistics are from the book 2020 Vision, by Bill and Amy Stearns.  

Then Jesus says, "When you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men" (Matt. 6:2).

The Seed Company’s ministry exists to train nationals in translating the Scriptures into their own languages.

To me, giving less than a tithe is simply not an option. Someday I’m going to stand before God and give an account of my life (Romans 14:12). On that day I do not want to have to explain why, being indwelt with the Holy Spirit and having lived in the most affluent nation in human history, I failed to give at the very minimal level of those who did not have the indwelling Spirit and owned far less than I.

In 2004, Randy Alcorn spoke at the Big Change event in Irving, Texas, on the subject of money and giving. For more information, see his book The Treasure Principle. In this clip, Randy talks about investing in eternity now. 

Benevolence is simply showing love through giving—giving of our money, time, and abilities to help the needy. So to talk about benevolence ministries is to talk about giving.

If you have enough food, decent clothes, live in a home that shields you from the weather and own some kind of reliable transportation, you are in the top 15 percent of the world’s wealthy.

A stubble-faced, leather-skinned vagrant approaches me and asks, “Can you spare some change?” It’s nothing new, but the last few years the faces have been getting younger, the requests more frequent and my responses less certain.