LDS Philanthropies is a department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is responsible for facilitating donations to humanitarian and education initiatives including Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...

 (Provo, Idaho, and Hawaii campuses), LDS Business College

LDS Business College

LDS Business College is a two-year college in Salt Lake City, Utah, focused on training students in business and industry. The college is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and operates under the Church Educational System and is associated with the Brigham Young University...

, and the Perpetual Education Fund

Perpetual Education Fund

The Perpetual Education Fund is a program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, first announced by President Gordon B. Hinckley on March 31, 2001...

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While welfare programs within of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are generally for members, humanitarian donations are used to provide assistance in countries around the world to people without regard to race or religion. These donations provide assistance to victims of natural disasters, including aid such as hygiene kits, food and water, and blankets. Current humanitarian projects include neonatal resuscitation training, wheelchair placement, eye surgery initiatives to help the blind, well drilling projects for water sources, and other health and wellness projects.

One hundred percent of all donations are used to help the needy (overhead for administering aid is paid from the general funds of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Humanitarian aid deliveries are supervised by service missionaries who live and serve in countries around the world. In some parts of the world their efforts are best known by the volunteers in yellow t-shirts that say "Mormon Helping Hands".

Donations to education efforts helps to provide scholarships and create mentored learning opportunities for students from around the world. Brigham Young University Hawaii

Brigham Young University Hawaii

Brigham Young University–Hawaii is a private university located in Laie, Hawaii. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ....

, for example, helps students from the Pacific Islands and Asia. The Perpetual Education Fund provides repayable loans for students in developing nations to obtain an education. When graduates become employed they repay the loan and the money is used to help another student.

External links

• Official LDS Philanthropies website
• Humanitarian Efforts on MormonWiki