Question : How Rich Is The Watchtower ? (page 2)

OUTLAW

Alpha Omega..Check out the New York Stock Exchange..That will show you an absolutely tiny percentage,of what the WBT$ is worth.....Jehovah`s Witness`s should march up to Bethel..And..Beat the GB in the head,with Contribution Boxes,placed in Kingdom Hall`s all over the world..LOL!!...OUTLAW

AlphaOmega

OUTLAW, thanks for the info, but I can't find them on there.

I didn't realise that the shares were publicly available.

Any pointers or links please ?

Sirona

Edited to add: Hi its Diamondblue posting on Sirona's account..DOH

Yes IBSA does appear to be turning over quite a bit of money.

2005-2006 Total Turnover - £14,079,000.00 whereas expenditure was £11,505,000.00

http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=216647

I am sorry but it doesnt cost £11m to operate given they do not have any staff and the Kingdom Halls support themselves - in simple terms the money is going somewhere - did somebody whisper New York?

G

AlphaOmega

Nice link Sirona.

They point to the accounts that I was speaking about :
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/AccountListing.asp?charitynumber=216647

Take a look inside and you'll find the assets that I mentioned.

Thanks !

Also, just saw this in one of those SIR documents (2006):

We do not engage in fundraising activities. We have a reliable donation base; the congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses in the UK. We only let them know each month, about current highlights of our activities. Hence, the donations are unsolicited.

OUTLAW

Alpha Omega..I saw the information when I first got on the board.That was years ago..I`ll try to find it tomorrow for you..It`s late here in the Great White North.I need some sleep...Good Night JWD!!...OUTLAW

Junction-Guy

It was my estimate (or guess) that considering all of the kingdom halls in the world, all of the other properties, along with the bank acounts and the stocks, that the full worldwide value of the JW religion is somewhere between 200 billion and 1 trillion dollars. If this is so then that would make the JW religion the worlds 2nd wealthiest religion outside of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church spends alot of their money on charities, but where does the JW money? If it is simply invested in more property then somewhere in the distant future the JW's will overtake the Catholics in terms of assets.

MidwichCuckoo

They're certainly 'storing up treasures on Earth' - I believe they're listed as one of the biggest landowners in New York.

diamondblue1974

They're certainly 'storing up treasures on Earth' - I believe they're listed as one of the biggest landowners in New York.

Exactly, that was my answer when I was pulled up a few years ago. Gary

AllAlongTheWatchtower

Not long after I first joined this site, I posted a topic titled "Where's the payoff?".

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/92680/1.ashx

Garybuss responded with a list of NY property along with their corresponding values from a real estate valuation site (NOTE: the links aren't currently working, because that site is undergoing a transformation). Anybody interested will have to look each up individually, I suppose.

[Edited to add: actually, I found out by clicking on a few of them at random, about half the links DO work.]

5WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T 119 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T 89 HICKS STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE &TR 169 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T N/A COLUMBIA HEIGHTS BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T N/A FRONT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T N/A FRONT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND 177 FRONT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE &TR 50 ORANGE STREET UNIONDALE NY 11553 NY N/A 6WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T 29 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T 76 WILLOW STREET BROOKLYN NY 11243 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE &TR 80 WILLOW STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T 90 SANDS STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND 200 WATER STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A 5WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T N/A YORK STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE &TR 8 CLARK STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE &TR 161 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T 105 WILLOW STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE &T 360 FURMAN STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A 6WATCHTOWER BIBLE-TRA 137 PEARL STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T N/A JAY STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T 61 ADAMS STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A 6WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T 107 ADAMS STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A 6WATCHTOWER BIBLE-TRA 64 PROSPECT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A 6WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T 107 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS FLUSHING NY 11378 NY N/A 6WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T 34 ORANGE STREET SAINT LOUIS MO 63179 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE &TS 67 LIVINGSTON STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T N/A FRONT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T 79 WILLOW STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T 183 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A 5WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T 51 YORK STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A 6WATCHTOWER BIBLE-TRA 81 PROSPECT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE &TR 97 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CLEVELAND OH 44115 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE & T 67 REMSEN STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER BIBLE &TR 86 MONTAGUE STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 NY N/A WATCHTOWER 1-299 WATCHTOWER DR WALKHILL, NY NY 12589 WATCHTOWER 2800 RT 22 WALKHILL, NY NY 12589 WATCHTOWER 2851 RT 22 WALKHILL, NY NY 12589 WATCHTOWER N/A RT 311 WALKHILL, NY NY 12589 WATCHTOWER 2721 RT 22 WALKHILL, NY NY 12589

jgnat

Canadian charities listings and income returns are all online. There's a lot of information there if you enjoy digging.

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tax/charities/online_listings/charity_listings-e.html

Search under "Jehovah" for individual Kingdom Halls and under "WATCH TOWER" for the head office accounts. I noted that a large lump sum is sent to the US parent corporation every year.

Question : How Rich Is The Watchtower ?

Share this