I've seen all the commercials here. The Mormon church was never identified as a major contributor
Keeping you honest has become a full time job! ;-)
Clearly the Mormons were very proud of their role in getting Prop 8 passed:
Nov 8 - Mormon Individual Donations Dwarf All Others
November 9th, 2008
As of Nov. 8, 2008, there are 6,585 total donations of $1,000 or more listed here. Of those, 3,365 (51%) have been identified as Mormon/likely Mormon. These donations represent $15,305,050.17, or 48% of all donations.
There are 182 (3%) donors (churches, groups and individuals) identified as non-Mormons, accounting for $9,294,243.99 in donations.
Of those donors, non-Mormon churches account for $1,449,677.92 (not quite 5%) of donations. The largest of the non-Mormon church donations are Catholic organizations, including the Knights of Columbus. Catholic organizations represent $1,365,888.00, or just over 4% of total donations.
Groups such as the National Organization for Marriage (CA), Fieldstead & Co., Focus on the Family, the American Family Association and Concerned Women for America account for just over 15% of donations totaling $4,809,648.13. Donations from individuals make up the rest of the non-Mormon donations.
There are 3,038 (46%) donations that are not identified as Mormon or non-Mormon, and those donations represent $7,046,053.36, (about 23%) of the large donation dollars.
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