# Church Accountability Network (CAN)

> CAN asks churches for open books and sound teaching. Members and churches take a public Pledge; CAN publishes tools that make asking easier. Motto: Lux in tenebris lucet.

The case, with sources:
- Americans gave $146.54 billion to religion in 2024 (Giving USA 2025).
- Churches are not required to file IRS Form 990, so finances are private unless a church publishes them (IRS).
- About 1,850 U.S. megachurches; median annual income $7.4 million (Bird & Thumma, Hartford Institute, "Megachurch Resurgence", 2026).
- Confidence in the church or organized religion: 33% in 2026, down from 68% in 1975 (Gallup, via Lifeway Research, July 2026).

## Pages
- [Home and the Pledge](https://accountability.church/): the money, what members can't see, the member and church Pledge.
- [Digital Concordance](https://accountability.church/concordance/): trace a teaching back through the councils, creeds and splits.
- [Sunday Scorecard](https://www.mysundayscorecard.com/): score any sermon against Scripture and screen it for high-control language.

## Contact
- Tips and corrections: tips@accountability.church