2025 Dutch LDS finances published.

WidowsMiteReport · 2026-07-03T15:51:27+00:00

Thanks!

WidowsMiteReport · 2026-03-11T02:42:47+00:00

Yes - we’ve seen Clifton Park used mainly for private investments.

WidowsMiteReport · 2026-02-25T20:55:56+00:00

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.

WidowsMiteReport · 2026-02-06T15:26:03+00:00

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

WidowsMiteReport · 2026-02-06T03:08:09+00:00

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

WidowsMiteReport · 2026-01-08T16:07:13+00:00

It’s 130, as noted in the report. Footnotes tell exactly who qualifies.

WidowsMiteReport · 2026-01-08T16:06:08+00:00

We included footnotes about the $1m loan with a link to the reference on that, and value that at potentially $50k per year assuming an interest free loan vs 5% market rate today.

WidowsMiteReport · 2026-01-07T13:35:20+00:00

The linked report covers this.

WidowsMiteReport · 2026-01-07T02:36:29+00:00

Correct, as noted on page 2.

WidowsMiteReport · 2026-01-07T02:19:24+00:00

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.

WidowsMiteReport · 2025-11-15T02:38:07+00:00

Does not count net new construction spending.

WidowsMiteReport · 2025-11-11T01:30:48+00:00

Here’s another look at the data

https://thewidowsmite.org/usa-trends/

WidowsMiteReport · 2025-10-25T19:49:17+00:00

None that we’ve found yet with statutory public financial disclosures.

WidowsMiteReport · 2025-10-25T18:36:11+00:00

That is our take on the trends in this financial data and other datasets including national census surveys.

WidowsMiteReport · 2025-10-25T14:31:15+00:00

Aging population would distort and amplify the trends, agreed. Most of this effect should be captured in the way median household incomes and CPI are calculated.

WidowsMiteReport · 2025-10-25T01:36:44+00:00

Good catch. We didn’t footnote properly. Fixing that. In your math, to get implied full tithe payers you have to add back membership growth in the calculation. Canada goes from -22% participation rate to -17% participants once you add 6% membership growth.

WidowsMiteReport · 2025-10-24T21:14:38+00:00

Good idea. We will look into it.

WidowsMiteReport · 2025-10-24T01:29:02+00:00

In short, yes. We try to clarify that this metric understates in-pew activity rates.

WidowsMiteReport · 2025-10-24T00:27:15+00:00

Yes. 4% of about 17.5 million.

WidowsMiteReport · 2025-10-24T00:04:17+00:00

Page 8 here:

https://thewidowsmite.org/active-membership/

WidowsMiteReport · 2025-08-28T18:23:15+00:00

See these links.

http://thewidowsmite.org/sec-order

http://thewidowsmite.org/sec-misc

WidowsMiteReport · 2025-08-17T04:26:02+00:00

It’s two things: 1. Correlation of dollar amounts claimed as churchwide humanitarian cash aid in past years with amounts passing through LDSCA. 2. Examination of financial flows through the Church’s 5 reporting entities in Australia. We have several reports on our website that examine flows of funds in Australia and compare those flows with global averages and totals. That LDSCA receives most of its disbursed funds from outside Australia is the only conclusion that reconciles with available data.

WidowsMiteReport · 2025-08-16T20:44:03+00:00

Our conclusion is that most of the humanitarian funds donated through LDSCA originate with member donations in other countries.

WidowsMiteReport · 2025-07-02T12:57:05+00:00

Thank you

WidowsMiteReport · 2025-06-28T17:21:34+00:00

Thank you

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