New questions surround the finances and charitable giving of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada, and in Australia. Here is a summary of those findings along with reports about the latest membership numbers from those nations.
News reports show BYU gets millions from up north even as the percentage of Latter-day Saints self-identifying as members declines in both nations.
The Cardston Alberta Temple. New questions are being raised in Canada about the Utah-based church's finances and charitable giving.You may have been reading about new questions surrounding the finances and charitable giving of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — specifically up north, in Canada, and Down Under, in Australia.
This story provides a summary of those findings along with reports about the latest membership numbers from those nations: Fall colors begin to transform around a statue of Brigham Young on the BYU campus on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. A Canadian news report shows that BYU's three U.S. campuses received more than $1 billion in the past 15 years from Canadian donors.
The Utah-based church has funneled more than $1 billion in the past 15 years from Canada to its three Brigham Young University campuses in the U.S.came from the tithing of the 200,000 or so members who live in Canada.reported this week, and more than $93 million last year. No one doubts the church’s right to shuffle this money — under Canadian law — but some question if it’s the right thing to do, because it deprives the Canadian treasury of taxes.
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