Lutheran Community Services Creative Living

Analysis

Lutheran Community Services Creative Living is a registered charity in United States, based in Andover, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Lutheran Community Services Creative Living reported income of $96k and spending of $167k, spending 174% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2023, income grew from $59k to $96k (+63%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 184% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lutheran Community Services Creative Living sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Angels of Love Inc ($96k), Henniker Food Pantry ($96k) and Dreamcatcherfarm Educational Outreach ($96k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $6,689. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $621k, net assets of $599k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.