[pravda]

But non-profits have to pay property tax, right?

I don't think religious institutions have to pay property taxes.

Ok, I looked it up: “states subsidize religions to the tune of about $26.2 billion per year by not requiring religious institutions to pay property taxes for property worth about $600 billion. This subsidy is of particular interest because property taxes pay for services such as firefighting and police, which religious institutions use the same as corporations and private citizens.”

[ars]

> But non-profits have to pay property tax, right?

No, non-profits do not have to pay property tax.

So by that measure states also subsidize non-profits. And your math does not take into account the amount of services religions provide residents.

If you went by the internet religions do nothing except take money, but if you visit the real world, religions are the backbone of social services in the US.