The Widow’s Mite on Insta

The Widow’s Mite on Instagram

2024 Widow's Mite Report is out. LDS Church investment funds now >$200 billion. Updates on Church wealth, cash flows, charity, temples. Examination of common misconceptions about Church finances.

UK finances - 2023 LDS Church charity reporting document (PDF) is corrupted. Looking for help.

2024 Widow's Mite Report is out. LDS Church investment funds now >$200 billion. Updates on Church wealth, cash flows, charity, temples. Examination of common misconceptions about Church finances.

BYU system financials updated thru 2023. Tithing subsidy from the LDS Church consumes roughly 18% of the LDS Church's operating budget and offsets 80% of tuition at BYU Provo, equal to a 4-year $96,000 scholarship for every student.

BYU system financials updated thru 2023. Tithing subsidy from the LDS Church consumes roughly 18% of the LDS Church's operating budget and offsets 80% of tuition at BYU Provo, equal to a 4-year $96,000 scholarship for every student.

Evidence of top church leaders being paid?

~$183k taxable-equivalent salary for GAs in 2025. Total Church employee counts accelerating. Other updates on Church employment & leadership compensation.

~$183k taxable-equivalent salary for GAs in 2025. Total Church employment accelerating. Other updates on Church employment & leadership compensation.

Financial data indicates an overall stable global LDS activity rate in 2023 vs 2022

Financial data indicates an overall stable global LDS activity rate in 2023 vs 2022

Updated w/ sharable link: 9 Common Misconceptions About the Settlement Between the U.S. SEC and Ensign Peak/LDS Church

Updated w/ sharable link: 9 Common Misconceptions About the Settlement Between the U.S. SEC and Ensign Peak/LDS Church

UK finances - 2023 LDS Church charity reporting document (PDF) is corrupted. Looking for help.

360,000 modest wage

7 common misconceptions about the settlement between the SEC and the Church/Ensign Peak

7 common misconceptions about the settlement between the SEC and the Church/Ensign Peak

FAIR presentation on Church finances — clarifications

FAIR presentation on Church finances — clarifications

Ensign Peak ended Q3'24 with $56.9B in US stocks. Returns matched the S&P500 in Q3. Sold $900M more stocks (net), bringing 2023-24 total to ~$6B net sold. Since 2019, EPA has lagged the index by ~1%/year, implies ~$3B lost through active management. Estimated Church investments are now $185-210B.

Ensign Peak ended Q3'24 with $56.9B in US stocks. Returns matched the S&P500 in Q3. Sold $900M more stocks (net), bringing 2023-24 total to ~$6B net sold. Since 2019, EPA has lagged the index by ~1%/year, implies ~$3B lost through active management. Estimated Church investments are now $185-210B.

In case you were wondering what they spend their money on in lieu of actually helping anyone.. they spend it on their efforts to gobble up control over the food supply.

Rusty's Temples by the numbers

“Modest Stipend”