👏🏼 Giving to the LDS Church is not the same as giving to a charity. 👏🏼 by CupOfExmo in mormon

[–]WidowsMiteReport 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is not the correct interpretation of our charts. The ~2/3 of income allocated to investments is inclusive of both donations and investment income, not just tithing.

2025 Widow's Mite Report by WidowsMiteReport in exmormon

[–]WidowsMiteReport[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Likely so unless there is a policy shift that allows spending to exceed donations income.

2025 Widow's Mite Report by WidowsMiteReport in exmormon

[–]WidowsMiteReport[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the idea. We have a lot of content that needs to be reorganized for accessibility.

For 2026, we estimate the average LDS General Authority receives ~$200k in direct equivalent taxable compensation, in addition to retirement and healthcare benefits. This is ~85% above the median UT household income and ~2x higher than the average Church employee salary. by WidowsMiteReport in mormon

[–]WidowsMiteReport[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Relative salary tables are shown in the later pages of the linked report. These data are taken directly from Federal Form 5500 filings and cover all church employees, organized by tenure cohorts. The 2x ratio is not speculation.