Congregational Recognition

By UUA Stewardship and Development: Annual Program Fund Office

Honoring Generosity

Congregations giving to the Annual Program Fund (APF) are recognized and affirmed by a variety of methods, including at distinction at General Assembly; and in the Annual Report on Giving.

Recognition categories:

Leadership Congregations—the fifty highest contributing Honor Congregations each fiscal year.
25 year+ Honor Congregations—those contributing the full requested contribution for twenty five or more consecutive years
10 year+ Honor Congregations—those contributing the full requested contribution for ten or more consecutive years but less than 25.
Honor Congregations—those contributing their full requested contribution of the end of the fiscal year. Honor is used synonymously with the moniker "Fair Share Congregation".
Merit Congregations—Is awarded to those congregations who increase their contributions to the APF by .5% of their operating expenditures over the prior year.