Insight: Mormon Church Made Wealthy by Donations
Writing for Reuters, Peter Henderson estimates that the LDS Church receives $6 billion in tithes from Americans alone, thought the church “appears to be decreasing transparency and member control of donations.” He cites University of Tampa sociologist Ryan Cragun, who says, “Most of the revenue of the religion is from the U.S., and a large percentage comes from an elite cadre of wealthy donors, like Mitt Romney.”