NASHVILLE (BP) — Cooperative Program (CP) giving for May was above the budget goal for the month. Total giving remains about 3% under budget for the year. In actual dollars, year-to-date giving ($126,641,680.27) is almost identical to the amount given through May of last year ($126,667,880.91) — a difference of .02%. Designated giving of $21.6 million in May was quite a bit higher than last May’s $15.9 million. Year-to-date designated giving is 3.91% higher than this point last year.