How much money did Mother Teresa have?

Answer 1

An est. 190,000 USD. Mother Teresa was quoted after winning as saying "Thank God for his gift for the poor. God's blessings will be with the people who have given the prize. I hope it will be a real means of bringing peace and happiness in the world of today."

Answer 2

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The donations raised by Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity are not disclosed, but have been estimated as at least $100 million per year, for a great many years. However, these estimates seem excessive, based on the expenditure by the order, which seems unable to spend anywhere near this amount.

Although the name "Mother Teresa" was and is tied to the city of Calcutta, the Missionaries of Charity was never one of the largest or most effective charities there in spite of having the most money. Only by having the Vatican Bank reveal the order's account balance and distributions would we ever know how much Mother Teresa raised.

Answer 3

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The expenditures of the order founded by Mother Teresa, the Missionaries of Charity, are not disclosed, and neither are the receipts from donations.

We could estimate how much money was spent on the poor by considering all the expenses the order has incurred for food, wages, purchase of land and buildings for hospices and other charitable purposes, but the amount seems surprisingly small. The Missionaries of Charity was one of the smaller charities in Calcutta, and provided relatively few meals for the poor, as well as only a few hundred beds for the destitute and dying. The main role of the order actually seems to have been to spread the Catholic faith.

It has been estimated that the order has received at least $100 million per year for a great many years, but the evidence seems to be that very little of this has been spent on direct assistance for the poor.

Answer 4

Mother Teresa wasn't poor she had a well lived life. However, she had little or no personal money. All the donations were to support her missions throughout the world.

As a child, the family of Mother Teresa was comfortable but neither rich nor poor. That changed, however, when he father died when she was about 8 years of age. Her mother had no money and did whatever she could to care for her family. She still continued to feed those even less fortunate.

Answer 5

She received $190,000 which she used to further her work with the poor.