Lutheran Life Communities

Analysis

Lutheran Life Communities is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington HTS, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type iii functionally integrated) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Lutheran Life Communities reported income of $4.7m and spending of $11.1m, spending 239% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $6.9m to $4.7m (-32%), an average of -9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lutheran Life Communities sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Men Taking Over Reforming Society Inc ($4.7m), Texas Muslim Womens Foundation Inc ($4.7m) and Arkay Inc ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.0m (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $14.0m against liabilities of $20.8m, net assets of -$6.8m. It reported 72 employees.

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.