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Identity and Government Funding in Christian Nonprofits

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  • Christopher P. Scheitle

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Objectives. This article aims to understand if and how the expressed religious identity of Christian nonprofit organizations varies between those receiving and not receiving government funding and whether there is evidence that government funding produces such differences. Methods. I utilize a content analysis of narratives provided on tax forms of 1,900 of the largest national and international Christian nonprofits based in the United States. Results. Christian nonprofits receiving government funding are less likely to express a religious identity and tend to use more inclusive language when doing so. However, receiving government funding does not seem to be the direct cause of changes in expressed religious identity. Conclusions. Differences in expressed religious identity might better be understood as the result of long‐term changes that both alter the organization's identity and makes it more likely to acquire government funding.

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  • Christopher P. Scheitle, 2009. "Identity and Government Funding in Christian Nonprofits," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 90(4), pages 816-833, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:socsci:v:90:y:2009:i:4:p:816-833
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2009.00664.x
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    1. Helen Rose Ebaugh & Janet Saltzman Chafetz & Paula F. Pipes, 2005. "Faith‐Based Social Service Organizations and Government Funding: Data from a National Survey," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 86(2), pages 273-292, June.
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