In keeping with Jesus Christ’s teaching to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will spend $1.58 billion in 196 countries and territories in 2025 in an effort to care for people in need.
This includes 3,514 humanitarian projects, 37,063,409 pounds of food donated through the Episcopal Depot, 569 emergency relief projects, and 7.4 million volunteer hours.
The 2025 Overview of the Church’s Care of Those in Need was published on Tuesday, March 10th at caringreport.churchofjesuschrist.org. This overview focuses on humanitarian aid, volunteerism, welfare and self-reliance efforts around the world.
President Dallin H. Oaks and his counselors, President Henry B. Eyring and President D. Todd Christofferson, wrote that the Church seeks to follow Jesus Christ “by ministering to the sick, feeding the hungry, and comforting the afflicted.”
“Our service is a great joy to all of God’s children,” they wrote. “Every meal we share, every shelter we build, every kindness offered becomes part of the Lord’s work. When we serve others, we are truly serving the Lord (see Matthew 25:40). In this way, each of us is responding to the Lord’s call to be a light in the world and to follow the Savior’s example of loving our neighbor.”
The First Presidency also testified that “Jesus Christ is at the center of this great work.”
2025 Church Giving and Service Overview
The Church’s efforts to care for those in need include both the efforts of the Church as an organization and the individual efforts of Church members around the world.
The Church’s organizational efforts include supporting thousands of global humanitarian projects, providing resources for welfare and self-reliance, and organizing member and missionary volunteers.
The efforts of Church members around the world include service to others, service in the community, and consecration of one’s time. Church members also fast once a month and make a fast offering, donating the value of uneaten meals to support those in need through the Bishop’s Storehouse and other welfare efforts.
Much of the volunteer work by church members and friends of the church was accomplished through local JustServe projects. The JustServe platform is a free website and app where community organizations can list their service needs and volunteers can find service opportunities around them.
global humanitarian project
638 education projects 227 clean water, sanitation and hygiene projects 569 emergency relief projects 703 health care projects 67 mobility projects 571 food security projects 176 homeless assistance projects
Wellbeing and independence resources
1,956 Deseret Industries helped with job placements 82,927,370 pounds of recycled materials at Deseret Industries 524,505 pounds of clothing and shoes donated by Deseret Industries in humanitarian aid 2,412 addiction recovery conferences per week 32,773 new participants in addiction recovery programs Participants in self-reliance groups 142,494 people 7,825 jobs secured through employment services 44% of children improved nutritionally through employment services Children tested for malnutrition multiple times 16,099 clients served by Family Services 19,243 self-reliance course participants who started their own businesses 49,349 English Connect participants 37,063,409 pounds of food donated through Bishop’s Depot (equivalent to approximately 30,886,174 meals) 16,399 new PEF loans 78.5% of 2025 PEF graduates started a better job 910 Benson Scholarships awarded 31,398 wheelchairs donated
Member and missionary volunteers
7.4 million volunteer hours 8,267,105 Relief Society members worldwide who contributed hours of ministering 13,789 welfare and self-reliance missionaries 114,639 new JustServe user registrations 38,597 newly created JustServe projects
caring for women and children
The Relief Society organization leads the Church’s efforts to care for women and children. This year’s overview focuses on efforts to improve the health and well-being of women and children around the world, particularly through child nutrition, maternal and newborn care, immunization, and education.
The church announced a new gift of $63.4 million in 2025, following a $55.8 million gift in 2024.
To achieve these objectives, the Church collaborated with eight global non-governmental humanitarian organizations: CARE, Catholic Relief Services, Helen Keller International, iDE, Maps International, Save the Children, Hunger Project, and Vitamin Angels.
This year’s Compassion Report highlights the many ways the Church has partnered with other charities and nonprofit organizations to care for people in need around the world. The list of partners includes UNICEF, the World Food Programme, Project HOPE, CARE, WaterAid, ShelterBox and more.
