Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service

Analysis

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Baltimore, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1972, 54 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service reported income of $232.8m and spending of $230.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $63.1m to $232.8m (+269%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp ($232.4m), University Physicians & Surgeons Inc ($234.1m) and New York Independent System Operator Inc ($230.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.6m (1.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $32.1m. At year end it held assets of $107.7m against liabilities of $45.2m, net assets of $62.4m. It reported 628 employees.