What you call publicity is the primary purpose of churches. I consider that a purpose not an advertisement. I don't take the megachurches as a representative

What you call publicity is the primary purpose of churches. I consider that a purpose not an advertisement. I don't take the megachurches as a representative percentage of the church going community. Funding an actual church facility is just as valid as any other charity giving and benefits a neighborhood. Calling that administration is insulting. > I'm not familiar with the monitoring of 501(c)3 groups, but I suspect if charities were to regularly spend only one per cent of their givings on what they got to enjoy tax exemption to do, they'd likely have such a status revoked. Well, no. You can scam 9/11 money and get away with it (e.g. Red Cross & United Way). Also, all that giving on secular charities part does go to someones salaries and administration and supplies and stipends. Giving to A pays for group B. The grants we've received went to salaries and administration but are listed as giving.