From Fox News: Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have collectively raised more than $150,000 for the family of Thomas Jacob Sanford, the shooter who killed four people in an attack on a church in Michigan.
The GiveSendGo campaign, as of Wednesday morning, has reached at least $152,000. On Sunday, Sanford opened fire at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township before setting the property ablaze.
“One of the families that suffered a terrible loss on that day was the family of Thomas Jacob Sanford, the shooter. Sanford leaves behind a wife and children who must be grieving,” wrote David Butler, the organizer of the fundraising effort.
“They will face financial hardship and psychological trauma as a result of this week’s horrifying events. On top of that, one of the Sanford sons deals with serious medical challenges that require ongoing care, treatment, and specialized support. In the past, the family attempted to raise funds for him, but with limited success,” Butler explains.
Buter said he has no connection to the Sanfords or to the town of Brand Blanc, Michigan.
“James teaches us that “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction.” The purpose of this GiveSendGo is to do that. Every donation will go to help provide for the Sanford family daily needs, provide for ongoing medical treatment, and create some stability in a time of heartbreak and upheaval,” he writes on the GiveSendGo page.
Donors to the effort included LDS church members from multiple states including Missouri, Hawaii and Utah.
As of this report, the GiveSendGo account to help the Sanford family has raised nearly $167,000.
One of the most Christlike and Christian things I’ve ever seen this happening https://t.co/85RP834hsD
— Brent Banks (@BrentBanks12) October 1, 2025
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