LDS Philanthropies is a department of the Office of the Presiding Bishopric responsible for philanthropic donations to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its affiliated charities. These are the current funding priorities of the Church. If you or someone you know would like more information on becoming involved through philanthropic giving, please send me a message on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewjayolsen.

1. LDS Philanthropies
Fundraising Priorities

2. Donors Bless Lives
Through LDS Philanthropies
It is a great blessing for us to witness freewill gifts from individuals, couples, families,
and organizations that benefit those in need. Indeed, as the LDS Philanthropies motto
says, your donations are truly changing and saving lives throughout the world by funding
extensive humanitarian efforts and by contributing to help thousands of people gain an
education at our four Church schools.
In the Book of Mormon, King Benjamin commanded that “ye yourselves will succor those
that stand in need of your succor; ye will administer of your substance unto him that
standeth in need; and ye will not suffer that the beggar putteth up his petition to you
in vain, and turn him out to perish” (Mosiah 4:16). As you become aware of the great
good that is being done around the world through LDS Philanthropies, we hope that you
will also be prompted to help God bless His children. Thank you for being so faithful, for
touching the lives of those in need, and for helping the Lord hasten His work.
Bishop Gérald Caussé
Bishop Dean M. Davies
Bishop W. Christopher Waddell
Presiding Bishopric

5. In an effort to help individuals and families participate in and
accelerate the building of the kingdom of God, LDS Philanthropies
invites, facilitates, and acknowledges voluntary philanthropic
contributions to the Church (beyond tithes and fast offerings)
and its affiliated programs and institutions approved by the First
Presidency.
CHURCH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
• Brigham Young University
• Brigham Young University–Hawaii
• Brigham Young University–Idaho
• LDS Business College
CHURCH PROGRAMS
• General Missionary Fund
• Humanitarian Services (LDS Charities)
• Family History (FamilySearch)
• Self-Reliance Services/Perpetual Education Fund
• Church History Department
• Temple Patron Assistance and Construction Funds
How Donors Bless
Lives Through
LDS Philanthropies
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6. “I hope we inspire our students to learn. And I hope that learning leads to
inspiration. When both things happen, inspiring learning occurs, and we can then
know we are on the right track to achieve the core goals set forth in our mission
statement.” —President Kevin J Worthen
From the beginning of his service, President Worthen has focused the Brigham
Young University community—including donors—on the university’s mission.
Recently he summarized the outcomes of the mission in two words—inspiring
learning—and the phrase is giving momentum to a university-wide effort to lift
students. Scholarships, mentorships, internships, experiences abroad, and other
learning opportunities that inspire students are made possible by alumni and
friends like you.
Wherever your desire to help leads—to a specific college, center, or department
or to deserving students—you can be a part of inspiring learning. In 2017 LDS
Philanthropies is working with donors to build a multimillion dollar endowment in
support of a broad range of inspiring learning efforts. Every donation will help.
The scholarships, buildings, and programs that donors help fund benefit thousands
of students and—through them—the world. BYU is grateful for the generosity and
trust that donations signify.
INSPIRING LEARNING FUNDRAISING PRIORITIES
• Scholarships to assist deserving students
• Mentorships and internships that enhance learning
• Support for vital college and university programs
• Unrestricted funds to meet strategic needs
Brigham Young
University
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8. Brigham Young University–Hawaii is a house of learning and a house
of light. It integrates knowledge with faith, intellect with integrity, and
achievement with character, combining cultural diversity with spiritual
kinship and an aloha spirit that emanate from the pure love of Christ.
BYU–Hawaii seeks to become a Zion university where brothers and
sisters from many nations can learn together in purity, peace, unity,
and love.
Graduates of BYU–Hawaii go forth as lifelong learners, Christlike
leaders, and builders of their families, their communities, and the
international Church. They are leaders and light bearers who foster
Zion around the world and leaven the kingdom of God.
Donations to BYU–Hawaii help deserving students attend the university
and support learning centers that enrich their educational experience.
CURRENT FUNDRAISING PRIORITIES
• Student aid
▪ I-WORK for international students
▪ Work-study program for domestic students
▪ Online distance learning
▪ Internships, career networking, and professional certification
• Enhanced learning environment
▪ Center for English Language Learning
▪ Center for Hospitality and Tourism
▪ Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies
▪ Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship
• Trustees and President’s Fund
Brigham Young
University–Hawaii
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10. “The graduates [of BYU–Idaho] will be at personal peace by having kept the
commandments. They will be natural leaders who know how to teach and how
to learn. They will have the power to innovate and improve without requiring
more of what money can buy. Those graduates of BYU–Idaho will become—
and this is a prophecy that I am prepared to make and make solemnly—those
graduates of BYU–Idaho will become legendary for their capacity to build the
people around them and to add value wherever they serve.”
—President Henry B. Eyring, former president of Ricks College
Brigham Young University–Idaho was founded in 1888 by The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. Its mission is to develop disciples of Jesus Christ who
are leaders in their homes, the Church, and their communities.
Through guidance and mentoring from teaching-focused faculty, BYU–Idaho
provides a high quality, low-cost undergraduate education focused on helping
students realize their potential and prepare for success after graduation. Thanks
to ongoing educational innovations, BYU–Idaho now blesses more than 40,000
students each semester through on-campus education, Online Learning, and
Pathway.
CURRENT FUNDRAISING PRIORITIES
• Scholarships, which help students with significant financial needs
• Pathway, which is bringing the blessings of a Church education to students
across the globe
• Trustees/President’s Fund, which provides flexible resources for the university
to support students and innovate programs
Brigham Young
University–Idaho
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12. LDS Business College offers a market-driven, skills-based education
that requires two years or fewer to earn. Its curricula focus on fields
where employment demand is high and entry-level pay can sustain
a small family. To achieve this end, LDSBC provides small class sizes
and personal instruction in an environment that helps students
deepen their testimonies of the Savior. The college also offers two-
year associate degrees and one-year technical certificates, as well as
shorter online classes. The college’s success rate is high: 90 percent
of graduates are offered a job in their field of study within 90 days
of graduation.
CURRENT FUNDRAISING PRIORITIES
• LeGrand Richards Service Scholarship for returned missionaries
• Stella Harris Oaks Horizon of Hope Scholarship for single parents
• Online curriculum development
• Trustees and President’s Fund
LDS Business College
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14. BYU–HAWAII

15. In contrast to the
institutions of the world,
which teach us to know something,
the gospel of Jesus Christ challenges
us to become something.
ELDER DALLIN H. OAKS
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16. General Missionary
Fund
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The General Missionary Fund enables worthy prospective missionaries to
serve full-time missions without regard to their economic condition. The fund
provides more than just financial aid for a mission; missionaries also benefit
from learning how to plan, serve, and make meaningful sacrifices—skills that
will provide dividends throughout their lives.
FACTS AND FIGURES
• 26,895 total full-time missionaries from General Missionary Fund countries
• 248 full-time senior missionaries from General Missionary Fund countries
• 130 countries represented by General Missionary Fund missionaries
• 74,161 total full-time missionaries
• 6,202 full-time senior missionaries

19. For millions of people in need, Humanitarian Services—also known as
LDS Charities—offers hope and the potential for a life that transcends
disease, poverty, and despair. The Church’s work of assisting those who
are suffering is provided through both short- and long-term solutions by
this program.
In 2015 Humanitarian Services provided assistance to 90.3 million
beneficiaries in 136 countries; it has provided $1.74 billion in assistance
in 186 countries since 1985.
FACTS AND FIGURES
• Emergency Response: 179 projects in 58 countries
• Emerging Causes: refugees
• Maternal and Newborn Care: 44,000 people served in 33 countries
• Wheelchairs: 52,000 people served in 40 countries
• Clean Water and Sanitation: 680,000 people served in 32 countries
• Vision Care: 500,000 people served in 33 countries
• Immunization: 7 campaigns in 7 countries
• Benson Food Initiative: 96,000 people served in 9 countries
• Community Projects
Humanitarian Services
(LDS Charities)
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20. On a mission to accelerate family history and temple work,
FamilySearch is strengthening its efforts to capture records. A key
priority is to work with countries throughout the world that lack the
resources to safely store vital documents. Governments worldwide are
asking FamilySearch for help in preserving their records at three times
the rate FamilySearch and its crews can capture them. As a result of its
global effort, FamilySearch captures 1.2 million photos of records every
day. Each record represents a person, a life, and a story. FamilySearch
makes these records available to everyone so that people can connect
to their ancestors.
FACTS AND FIGURES
• Only 12 percent of the world’s top genealogical records are digitized
and preserved.
• At current rates it will take 124 years to capture the top-tier records.
• Donations to FamilySearch go directly to the Church’s records-capture
project.
• 10 cents saves three records, a dollar saves 30 records, and a $10,000
donation would save 300,000 records.
Family History
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23. With more than 15 million Church members worldwide, it is not
surprising to find members in many locations who lack the spiritual and
temporal necessities of life—yet are actively yearning for the ability to
provide for themselves and their families. The Church has opened more
than 1,100 Self-Reliance Resource Centers in or near stake centers in
more than 100 countries, helping both members and nonmembers.
The historic Perpetual Education Fund is one component of this new
internationally focused Self-Reliance Services Initiative.
FACTS AND FIGURES
• 15,739 self-reliance groups were created in 112 countries; 164,696
individuals joined a 12-week self-reliance group to increase their
spiritual and temporal self-reliance.
• 246,188 individuals completed a My Path to Self-Reliance
assessment.
• 66,776 individuals completed My Foundation: Principles, Skills, and
Habits, which helps people learn and put into practice principles of
faith, education, hard work, and trust in the Lord.
• 69 countries offer PEF loans to members.
• 19,733 members currently have PEF loans (more than any
previous year).
• 78,781 members have received education loans since the PEF was
established in 2001.
Self-Reliance Services/
Perpetual Education
Fund (PEF)
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24. CHURCH HISTORY DEPARTMENT
When The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized
on April 6, 1830, the Lord told Joseph Smith, “Behold, there shall
be a record kept among you” (D&C 21:1). Since then the Church
has gathered and preserved Church records and artifacts, staged
exhibitions, researched and documented historic buildings, assisted in
building monuments, and written and contributed to Church histories
and manuals. It has also helped untold numbers of patrons research
and write personal, family, Church, and community histories as well as
nationally significant historical works.
TEMPLES
President Thomas S. Monson has admonished members of the Church
to “make whatever sacrifices are necessary to attend the temple and to
have the spirit of the temple in our hearts and in our homes” (“The Holy
Temple—A Beacon to the World,” Ensign, May 2011). Yet many faithful
Saints who live in remote and impoverished locales lack the means
to attend a temple even once in their lifetimes. The Temple Patron
Assistance Fund and Temple Building Fund make visiting the temple
a possibility for more Saints around the world.
Other Church Programs
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27. Planned giving can help you find meaningful ways to bless Heavenly
Father’s children and improve the world while wisely stewarding your
earthly treasure. At LDS Philanthropies Gift Planning Services, the goal is
to provide assistance to you and your professional advisors (attorneys,
accountants, and financial planners) in situations in which a charitable
gift is a part of your overall estate and financial plan.
The gift-planning specialists at LDS Philanthropies bring knowledge
and experience to any discussion regarding your charitable goals and
can help you and your advisors explore opportunities for outright and
deferred gifts, allowing you to do more than you think you can.
Gift Planning Services
• Cash
• Securities
• Real estate
• Wills and bequests
• Trusts
• Life insurance policies
• Annuities
• Art
• Collectibles
• Equipment
• Patents and copyrights
• Retirement accounts
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29. To find real happiness, we must seek for
it in a focus outside ourselves. No one has
learned the meaning of living until he has
surrendered his ego to the service of his
fellow man. Service to others is akin to duty,
the fulfillment of which brings true joy.
PRESIDENT THOMAS S. MONSON
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About LDS Philanthropies
One hundred percent of the funds you donate
through LDS Philanthropies will go to the Church
institutions, programs, or projects you specify.
Contact LDS Philanthropies
LDS Philanthropies
1450 North University Ave.
Provo, UT 84604-6080
Phone: 801-356-5300
Toll-free: 1-800-525-8074
LDS Philanthropies
Brigham Young University
C-389 ASB
Provo, UT 84602-1344
Phone: 801-422-2942
LDS Philanthropies
BYU–Hawaii
55-220 Kulanui Street
Laie, HI 96762-1294
Phone: 808-675-3925
LDS Philanthropies
BYU–Idaho
591 North 2nd East
Rexburg, ID 83460-1655
Phone: 208-359-1200
Toll-free: 1-800-227-4257
LDS Philanthropies
Salt Lake City
15 East South Temple, 2E
Salt Lake City, UT 84150
Phone: 801-240-5567
LDS Philanthropies
LDS Business College
95 North 300 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Phone: 801-240-3354

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