Philanthropies
| Founded | April 29, 1955 |
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| Founder | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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| Coordinates | 40°15′12″N 111°39′29″W / 40.253400°N 111.658055°W |
Key people | Tanise Chung-Hoon, Director |
| Website | philanthropies |
Formerly called | LDS Philanthropies (2005–2018) LDS Foundation (1982–2005) The Development Office (1973–1982) Church Education Development Office (1971–1973) BYU Destiny Fund (1955–1971) |
Philanthropies, formerly LDS Philanthropies, is a department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and is responsible for facilitating donations to humanitarian and educational initiatives. The department works under the direction of the church's Presiding Bishop. The most widely known educational projects are the operation of church-owned schools, such as Brigham Young University (BYU). Humanitarian funds are given to Latter-day Saint Charities which sponsors and organizes relief efforts. In 2019, the church reported over 3,000 community-based projects with an excess of 2,000 partners, in locations around the world. A 2020 statistic reported a total of $2.3 billion that had been donated over Philanthropies' existence.