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Church of Jesus Christ Reports Record $1.58 Billion for Global Aid in 2025

The new report spotlights partnership‑driven initiatives focused on women, children.

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Cindy Brown, of Saratoga Springs, pushes a cart carrying finished hygiene kits during a service project held as part of BYU Women's Conference at Smith Fieldhouse on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
Primary General President Susan H. Porter visits the St. Louis Primary School near Maseru, Lesotho, on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated 300 pairs of shoes to three schools in the area.

Overview

  • Spending rose by $130 million from 2024 to 2025—about 9%—continuing a steady year‑over‑year increase reported since 2015.
  • Aid reached 196 countries and territories through 3,514 humanitarian projects, with leaders noting a purposeful shift to fewer projects for greater impact.
  • Church members contributed 7.4 million service hours, while JustServe surpassed one million registered users and logged 38,597 projects in 2025.
  • Food relief totaled 37,063,409 pounds from 121 bishops’ storehouses—equivalent to roughly 30.9 million meals—distributed to humanitarian groups and food banks.
  • Collaborations with organizations such as UNICEF, World Food Programme, CARE, Save the Children and Vitamin Angels supported maternal care for 219,000 pregnant women, vitamin deliveries to 21.2 million recipients and 1.87 million child malnutrition screenings, alongside 569 emergency responses including quakes in Myanmar and Vanuatu and wildfires in California.