Our reports and studies related to LDS Church finances
 | The Widow’s Mite A report on the state of wealth in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
 | LDS Charities A summary and analysis of reported humanitarian giving, covering LDSC reports from 2011 to 2021. Related to LDS Charities: |
 | Ensign Peak (the Church’s primary investment arm) A data-driven study of Ensign Peak and affiliated Church investment funds. Analysis of EP’s direct holdings in US public stocks and overall investment portfolio returns. Brief excerpts related to Church investments:
Quarterly updates based on 13F filings: |
 | Temples An informative study & analysis of LDS temples, by the numbers. Perspective on temple expansion, long-term costs, a 1,000-temple scenario, and unit cost analysis. |
 | General Authority Compensation A brief analysis of the living allowance offered to all of the Church’s General Authorities. |
 | BYU System A new series with analysis of audited BYU system financial reports from 2014 to 2021. As recipients of federal student aid, BYU system campuses submit audited financial statements to a federal database which is accessible to the public. |
 | Church Real Estate A categorical breakdown and valuation estimate of all identifiable Church real estate holdings, including operating properties and investment assets. |
 | Wealth Comparison A comparison of our current estimate of LDS Church wealth compared with some of the most cash-rich institutions in the world. |
 | Primary Use of Church Investments A one-page graphical illustration of the growth of Church investment savings with the implied year-by-year choices to prioritize accumulating money. |
 | Church Investments as an “Endowment” Analysis, based on the BYU endowment policy, showing that if Church investment reserves are like a university endowment, then the Church has enough money to be financially self-reliant forever. |
 | Inflows & Outflows A visual “Sankey” chart summarizing our current best estimates of total Church monetary inflows and outflows for the year. |
 | Global Tithing & Membership Summary A look at the global distribution of Church membership and tithing income. Ward-level economics, normalized to a global average ward-equivalent size congregation. |
 | Path to $1 Trillion Forecasted timeframes to reach $1 Trillion in total assets, based on historic rates of investment return, assuming the Church continues to reinvest all of its invested savings and surplus donations. |
 | Tax Questions (Australia & Canada) A summary of issues raised by news media about the Church’s tax avoidance practices in Australia and Canada. |
| Overview | Mormon Stories feature discussion Excerpts from various project reports, referenced during Mormon Stories walkthrough episode, recorded March 5, 2023 |
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